Supporting Our Airmen
•The Air Force Association salutes all of our troops for their service.
• The Air Force Association will strongly oppose any effort to change TRICARE.

Recapitalizing the Aging Fleet
• Begin the production of new tankers.
• Continue acquisition of the C-17, modification of the C-5B/Cs, and gain the flexibility to retire the older C-5As.
• Increase the production rate of the F-35.
• Retain CSAR as a core Air Force mission and replace the CSAR helicopter.
• Take the necessary steps to ensure Long-Range Strike capability is sustainable.

Strengthening The Nuclear Enterprise
• Provide a life extension program that ensures safe, reliable, and secure nuclear weapons to deter, assure, and provide stability.
• Caution the Administration and Congress against large nuclear weapon reductions that will undermine our security.

Securing Space and Cyberspace
• Place an increased emphasis on space capabilities and robustly fund this critical mission area.
• Focus on developing the next generation of cyber security experts and capabilities now.

Developing Air Force People; Educating Airpower Professionals
• Invest in technical education to build the support foundation the nation needs.
• Continue and expand national programs encouraging the study of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Investing in Airpower
• Support a minimum defense spending base of four percent of the national gross domestic product.
• Urge DOD to establish a strategic plan to define the elements of a robust defense industrial base and the steps needed to maintain that robustness.