JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force
Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and his wife, Betty, visited the 24th and
25th Air Forces Aug. 25-27 to gain a firsthand look at the mission synergy of
cyber, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance.
During an all call that included members from both numbered
Air Forces and the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Welsh
emphasized the future of cyber and ISR.
"In about 10 to 12 years, I think we should have a
major command focused on information,” he said. “It should be about collecting
it, processing it and disseminating it. With 24th and 25th Air Force, we've
just stood up the first two building blocks."
He continued that the number of people and organizations in
the cyber and ISR mission areas will continue to expand.
"It's an institution we have to build, we have to fund,
we have to develop and we have to be thinking about long term," Welsh
said. "Cyber and ISR are the two biggest growth areas in our Air Force and
they'll continue to be the biggest growth areas in the joint force for years.
What you do is critically important every day to everything the United States
military does. You know that; you should know that everybody else knows it
too."
To reinforce the importance placed on ISR, specifically,
Welsh highlighted the approximately 35,000 people who now support the ISR
enterprise.
"It's the people, the skills, the sensors, the
architecture; it's everything that collects, moves, processes, analyzes, and
shares data and information," he said. "It's fantastic and how far
you've come is just remarkable. Keep charging. We've got a long way to
go."
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