WASHINGTON (AFNS) —
Senior uniformed officers from the Air Force and Space Force told a Senate subcommittee March 12 that each service is focused on readiness but that budget shortfalls and determined adversaries are continuing sources for concern.
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“I can confidently state that your United States Air Force stands ready and able to defend America’s homeland, ensure a robust nuclear deterrent via our two legs of the Triad, and project power around the world to provide options to deter and win as the nation requires,” U.S. Air Force Deputy Chief for Operations Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain told the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support.
Spain quickly added, however, the same worrisome nuance that Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has repeatedly voiced in recent months.
“Today’s Airmen will do so with the oldest airplanes, the smallest force and with fewer monthly flying hours than at any point in our history,” Spain said. “Airmen have, and always will, get the job done, but today they do so at elevated risk.
The Space Force is only five years old and has been “purpose built” to protect the nation’s interests in, from and to space. It is “accelerating our transformation as a warfighting service,” said U.S. Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein.
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He noted to the Senate panel more is needed. He said the Space Force “is woefully under-resourced” to meet the nation’s demand for space capabilities.
“We must increase investment to deter the threat and, if necessary, decisively defeat challenges to U.S. space superiority. The strategic choices we make today will determine whether space remains a domain for peace and progress or becomes a contested battleground for future conflict,” he added.
While Guardians are performing well, the importance of space and its rapidly changing circumstances require the Space Force and the nation to innovate and adapt faster to maintain a strategic advantage.
“As access to, and use of, space grows, the strategic landscape in space is becoming increasingly complex and perilous,” Guetlein said.
More resources will be necessary to achieve space superiority.
“What were once theoretical threats are now daily occurrences. I have observed our adversaries’ actions, and they are employing new capabilities to counter our advantage,” Guetlein said. “Our competitors are jamming GPS signals, spoofing and disrupting satellite communications, and developing advanced anti-satellite weapons. Unfortunately, these behaviors have become the norm rather than the exception, creating an increasingly hostile environment and putting at risk our continued freedom in the space domain.”
Guetlein and Spain were joined at the hearing by counterparts from the Army, Gen. James J. Mingus, Gen. Christopher J. Mahoney of the Marines, Navy Adm. James W. Kilby, as well as Diana C. Maurer from the Government Accountability Office.