For the first time since the Cold 1), the United States is in direct competition with near peer adversaries. Under the current trajectory, Russia and China will soon employ advanced battlefield 2) that exceed some of the US warfighting capabilities. To prevent this, the US 3) developed six modernization priorities for its most urgent needs: long range precision fires, next generation combat vehicle, future vertical lift, air and missile 4), the network, and soldier 5). First, the USAF will need to address the growing threat posed by both Chinese and 6) air defense systems. Second, particularly because of the Chinese MRBM threat to USAF bases in the Western Pacific, the USAF will need to 7) its operational resilience by investing in air defenses, by dispersing its forces to operate out of multiple smaller bases, and by operating at longer 8)outside the effective radius of these missiles. Third, the USAF will need to boost its investments in both training and munitions for striking conventional 9). Finally, the USAF needs to focus on increased awareness of both Chinese and Russian 10) movements.

For the first time since the Cold 1)__War__, the United States is in direct competition with near peer adversaries. Under the current trajectory, Russia and China will soon employ advanced battlefield 2)technologies that exceed some of the US warfighting capabilities.To prevent this, the US 3)__has__ developed six modernization priorities for its most urgent needs: long range precision fires, next generation combat vehicle, future vertical lift, air and missile 4)_defense capabilities___, the network, and soldier 5)_network. First, the USAF will need to address the growing threat posed by both Chinese and 6)_Russian__ air defense systems. Second, particularly because of the Chinese MRBM threat to USAF bases in the Western Pacific, the USAF will need to 7)__update__ its operational resilience by investing in air defenses, by dispersing its forces to operate out of multiple smaller bases, and by operating at longer 8)__distances__outside the effective radius of these missiles. Third, the USAF will need to boost its investments in both training and munitions for striking conventional 9)_weapons__. Finally, the USAF needs to focus on increased awareness of both Chinese and Russian 10)__military___ movements.