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From: LindyBill3/30/2007 1:55:02 PM
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BARNETT: As I have said many times and at the start of BFA, Iraq transforms transformation, bringing from air to ground, from NCW to 4GW, from Phase III to IV, and from USN and USAF to USA and USMC

Interview - Michael Wynne: US Secretary of the Air Force

By Caitlin Harrington JDW Staff Reporter
Washington, DC

US Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne has long realised he would have to put his vision of building a futuristic US Air Force (USAF) on hold because of the need to modernise the USAF's capabilities. "We've had to move away from that concept," Wynne said. "Dreams of connectivity have to be down the road because right now it just can't compete with the basic need to recapitalise."

Wynne's straightforward acquisition plans seem to feed into his broader vision for the future of air force operations. The centrepiece of that vision is simply to ensure that USAF aircraft can support forces on the ground, especially in asymmetric battles fought in urban areas.

"To me this is really the next nature of warfare - the connection of ground forces to the air forces," he said.

Despite the focus on the operational goal of supporting ground forces and a revised acquisition strategy, Wynne says his hands are full this budget season. The USAF is stretched and strained and needs more money - a point that Wynne made more than once during his interview with Jane's. "My final line to you is: the air force is simply not funded to do everything that everybody wants us to do," Wynne said.

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