Stephen P Melroy

Demographic Shifts in the United States Air Force, 1994-2007 Stephen P Melroy

The United States Air Force (USAF) faces a crossroads in the 21st century. Perhaps at no time since its inception does it face so many challenges of such great importance as it does today -- the Global War on Terrorism, commitments to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan, an aging aircraft fleet, and ever-present budgetary pressures. No one challenge is insurmountable yet the confluence of all the issues at a single point in time marks it as a critical juncture. How we continue to organize, train, equip, and most importantly with whom we fill the ranks of those in uniform to fight and tomorrow's battles will dictate our level of success.