导读：作为2026年计划的一部分，数字孪生战场实验室近期启动了“美战争部更新”（DoW Update）计划，为数字孪生国防系列报告提供更新的内容。欢迎关注并留言讨论。
在给指挥官的一份备忘录中，空军部长特洛伊·迈恩克和空军参谋长肯·威尔斯巴赫说：“空军必须准备好飞行和修复，这样我们才能战斗并取得胜利。我们将通过在以指挥官为中心的服务中更加关注准备和现代化来保持这种态势。”
2024年3月，美国空军宣布了几项举措，为空军的竞争做好准备。自该公告以来，优先事项、资源和方法的波动导致这些努力发生重大变化。
从美国空军官方网站发布的消息来看，“重优化”（Reoptimization）计划做了较大的调整，具体如下：
-实施/继续
•大规模演习：部门级演习（DLE）于2025年夏天进行，是冷战以来印度洋-太平洋地区最大的演习。对这一系列练习的持续评估将确保所需的资源投资导致宝贵的准备回报。
•准尉（Warrant Officers）：自2024年12月6日以来，空军已经毕业了100多名准尉。我们将继续招聘准尉，以扩大网络和信息技术领域的技术专业知识。
•无通知/有限通知检查：将继续通过对能力和需要改进的领域的诚实评估来评估单位的准备情况。
•综合能力办公室（SAF/IC）：推动关键的现代化建议，整合了空中和太空能力。空军首席科学家部将被纳入综合能力办公室。
•战役活动办公室（SAF/OC）：该办公室成立于2024年11月。它将继续在空军部长的指示下领导传统的美国空军部任务区和几个以战役争为重点的新任务区。
•空军装备司令部（AFMC）综合发展办公室（IDO）：综合发展办公室通过增加关注、严谨性和数据来配合早期采购工作，为美国空军部战斗机的能力交付提供了更快的速度。
•多能力飞行员：飞行员将继续接受其主要空军专业代码之外的培训，以确保分散行动和敏捷战斗就业所需的灵活性。
•重组备用系统：为26/7财年规划、方案编制、预算编制和执行（PPBES）流程建立了一份优先支持清单。
•行动单位（UoA）：美国空军联队将继续使用空中远征联队2.0结构作为主要行动单位，其中单个联队将从其他联队中通过团队增强来获取大部分指挥和控制和基地行动支持。在驻军中，联队将保留小组组织结构，有小组指挥官，不会过渡到A型工作人员。我们的重点是尽量减少飞行员的变革疲劳，并使指挥官能够专注于准备、致命性和任务完成。
-终止
•飞行员发展司令部（ADC）：空中教育和训练司令部（AETC）仍将是空军的训练和发展主要司令部，不会成为飞行员发展司令部。
•综合能力司令部（ICC）：该职能正在整合到空军A5/7总部，并在2026年4月1日之前任命一名首席现代化官。
•空中作战司令部（ACC）的重新定位：其使命仍然是组织、训练和装备做好战斗的飞行员。
•服务组成部分指挥部：空军中央司令部（AFCENT）和空军北部司令部（AFNORTH）/空军太空（AFSPACE）仍将保持编号空军（NAF）。空军南方司令部（AFSOUTH）仍将是美国南方司令部（USSOUTHCOM）的空中部分，但第12航空队（12AF）将作为空中作战司令部内部的编号空军重新建立，包括组织、训练和装备分配第12航空队的任务。
•战斗联队和基地指挥部的关系：不会建立新的空军基地联队（ABW）。当前的空军基地联队将保持不变。
•项目评估和评价办公室：该计划将整合到研究和分析办公室（SAF/SA）。
•AFMC信息主导系统中心、空军核系统中心和空中主导系统支持中心：这些中心的创建已经终止，以支持更有效的维持和支持方法。
在备忘录的最后，美国空军部长和参谋长表示，“随着我们的对手和战略环境的不断发展，我们确保一支可信和随时可用的力量的方法也必须进行调整。空中优势不能保证。通过灵活性和清晰的评估，我们的空军将继续在现在和将来飞行、修复和战斗。”
In March 2024, several initiatives were announced to prepare the Air Force for competition. Since that announcement, fluctuations in priorities, resources, and methods have led to significant changes in those efforts; these are listed below:
- Implemented/Continuing
• Large Scale Exercises: The Department Level Exercise (DLE) was executed over the summer of 2025 as the largest exercise in the Indo-Pacific since the Cold War. Continuous evaluation of this exercise series will ensure the required resource investment is leading to valuable readiness returns.
• Warrant Officers:Since Dec. 6, 2024, the Air Force has graduated over 100 warrant officers. We will continue to recruit warrant officers to expand technical expertise in the cyber and information technology fields.
• No/Limited Notice Inspections:Unit readiness will continue to be evaluated through honest evaluations of capabilities and areas in which to improve.
• DAF Integrated Capabilities Office (SAF/IC):SAF/IC drives critical modernization recommendations, integrating air and space capabilities. The Department of the Air Force chief scientist will be incorporated into SAF/IC.
• Office of Competitive Activities (SAF/OC):SAF/OC was established in November 2024. It will continue to lead the legacy DAF mission areas and several new competition-focused mission areas as directed by the Secretary of the Air Force.
• Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Integrated Development Office (IDO):The IDO provides increased speed to DAF warfighter capability delivery by increasing focus, rigor and data to accompany early acquisition efforts.
• Multi-Capable Airmen:Airmen will continue to receive training outside of their primary Air Force Specialty Code to ensure the flexibility required for distributed operations and agile combat employment.
• Restructuring Spares Systems:A list of prioritized support was established for the FY26/7 Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBES) process.
• Wing Units of Action (UoA):The USAF wing will remain the primary unit of action using an Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0 construct, where a single wing will source the majority of the command-and-control and base operating support with teamed augmentation from additional wings. In garrison, the wings will retain the group organizational construct, with group commanders, and will not transition to A-staffs. Our focus is to minimize change-fatigue to Airmen and enable commanders to concentrate on readiness, lethality, and mission accomplishment.
- Terminated
• Airman Develop Command (ADC):Air Education and Training Command (AETC) will remain the Air Force’s training and development major command and will not become ADC.
• Integrated Capabilities Command:This function is being integrated into Headquarters Air Force A5/7 with the appointment of a chief modernization officer by April 1, 2026.
• Reorientation of Air Combat Command (ACC):ACC’s mission remains to organize, train, and equip combat ready Airmen.
• Service Component Commands:Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) and Air Forces Northern Command (AFNORTH)/Air Forces Space (AFSPACE) will remain Numbered Air Forces (NAFs). Air Forces Southern Command (AFSOUTH) will remain the Air Component to United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), but 12AF will be re-established as a NAF inside of ACC including the mission of organizing, training, and equipping Air Force Forces assigned to 12AF.
• Combat Wings and Base Command Relationship:New Air Base Wings (ABW) will not be established. Current standing ABWs will remain.
• Program Assessment and Evaluation Office:This program will be integrated into the Office of Studies and Analysis (SAF/SA).
• AFMC Information Dominance Systems Center, Air Force Nuclear Systems Center, and Air Dominance Systems Support Center:The creation of these centers has been terminated in favor of more effective sustainment and support approaches.
Meink and Wilsbach concluded the memo saying: “As our adversaries and the strategic environment continue to evolve, our approach to ensuring a credible and ready force must also adjust. Air superiority is not guaranteed. Through flexibility and clear-eyed assessment, our Air Force will continue to fly, fix, and fight now and into the future.”
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