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...share our partners the common view that freedom for all should not be held hostage to the violence of the radical few and that moderation and tolerance are precious values that build global opportunity.
Strengthening alliances and partnerships is a national priority and a primary theme in the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR). The Airmen and civilians in the Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force, International Affairs (SAF/IA) live this priority, we are a critical enabler for our expeditionary air and space forces. We build the relationships that insure regional stability and access and work with partner air forces to meet requirements with the appropriate capabilities to assure their national security, bolster regional stability, and contribute to the security of the United States.
Our partner air forces understand the value of air and space power and its effective against the broad range of threats we will encounter in the coming years. In the face of traditional, irregular, catastrophic, or disruptive threats, air and space power's agility, precision, speed, and flexibility make the whole coalition team better. We have learned this lesson in joint training and operations; our partners have learned it by fighting side-by-side with us in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). SAF/IA has transformed and is continuing to change to meet the challenges of current operations, and we are laying the foundations of stronger alliances and partnerships based on air and space power. We have moved away from a security assistance focus that previously put foreign military sales (FMS) in the spotlight. Now we emphasize relationship-building activities involving more collaboration and partnership efforts. These activities include people-to-people contacts through our personnel exchange programs, as well as armaments cooperation activities that enhance interoperability with our friends and allies. A key planning tool in determining our strategies for relationship-building is politico-military analysis, understanding the economic, social, political, and cultural affects on military, air, and space issues. In order to meet ally and partner requirements, we seek to provide capabilities, not platforms. We work with experts from around the Air Force to build interoperability, logistics compatibility, complementary concepts of operations (CONOPS) and proficiency. We have implemented the International Affairs Specialist (IAS) Program to build a core of officers with international affairs and regional expertise. All these transformational efforts lead to capable allies and partners who can stand with us in a fight that crosses borders, languages, and cultures.
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