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Welcome to module 2 of the new employee

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orientation . Are you familiar with the

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Department of the Air Force or DAFF

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structure , missions , and great power

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competition , otherwise known as GPC ?

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Why would these things be important to

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a new employee ? Whether you are an

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experienced civilian , prior military ,

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or a brand new DAFF employee , staying

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up to date on the integration of new

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structures , missions , and GPC will

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help you play a vital role as a new DAF

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employee . In this module we'll discuss

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legal construct and authority , DOD and

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DAF structure , Air Force and space

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force structure , DAF operational

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imperatives , Air Force and Space Force

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missions , great power competition . By

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the end of this video , our goal is for

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you to be more familiar with the

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organization within which you work .

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You'll have a brief understanding of

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the overarching vital mission that your

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job supports . We hope that you'll

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identify topics that you would like to

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learn more about and walk away with the

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desire to spend some time exploring the

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optional resources provided in this

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section . Did you know Daft civilians

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serve under legal construct established

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by two separate statutes , Title 5 and

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Title 10 , and under the authority of

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three executive agencies . The Office

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of Personnel Management , the

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Department of Defense , and the

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Department of the Air Force . To better

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understand where we fit , let's take a

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closer look at the DOD and DAF . The

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United States Department of Defense has

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a complex organizational structure . It

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includes the Army , Navy , Marine Corps ,

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Air Force , Space Force , and the

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Unified Combatant Commands . Since we

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are all a part of the DA , let's take a

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closer look at its structure . The

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Department of the Air Force

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incorporates all elements of the US Air

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and Space Forces . It is administered

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by a civilian secretary appointed by

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the president called the Secretary of

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the Air Force . The highest ranking

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military officers in the Department of

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the Air Force and senior military

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advisors to the secretary are the chief

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of staff of the Air Force and Chief of

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Space operations . Let's begin by

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looking at the structure of both the

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air and space forces . As you can see ,

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both forces have squadrons at the

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bottom . Air Force wings are similar to

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Space Force deltas , and Air Force

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Major commands are similar to Space

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Force's field commands . At the top ,

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as mentioned before , are the Chief of

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Staff of the Air Force and the Chief of

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Space Operations . They help the

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secretary direct the Department of the

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Air Force mission . In 2022 , the DAF

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came out with seven different

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operational imperatives to ensure we

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can deter aggression . The

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operational imperatives are the

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critical operational capabilities and

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functions the Department of the Air

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Force must invest in to protect the

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United States' ability to deter

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conflict and project power against

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pacing challenges . The success of our

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military depends upon the ability to

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control the air and space . The

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operational imperatives are 1 , space

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order of battle . 2 , operationally

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focused advanced battle management

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systems . 3 , moving target engagement .

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4 , tactical air dominance . 5 ,

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resilient facing . 6 , global strike ,

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7 , readiness to deploy and fighting .

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Now that you have the overarching

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mission of the Department of the Air

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Force , let's see how each force's

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mission helps to support the

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imperatives . Air Force . The Air

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Force's mission is to fly , fight and

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win air power anytime , anywhere .

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Space Force , the Space Force's mission

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is to secure our nation's interests in ,

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from and to space . To break it down a

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little further , the Air Force has 5

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core missions to help it fly , fight

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and win , and the space force has 5

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core competencies to help ensure it

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secures its interests . They are space

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security , combat power projection ,

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space mobility and logistics ,

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information mobility , and space domain

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awareness . The Department of the Air

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Force is stationed around the globe to

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help deter and if necessary prevail in

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any future conflict by re-optimizing

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for the great power competition . What

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is GPC ? It's when large nations vie

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for the greatest power and influence ,

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not just in their own parts of the

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world but also farther out . To meet

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the air and space force missions , the

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DA will re-optimize in four core areas

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to be more competitive in an era of

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great power competition . Develop

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people , generate readiness , project

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power . Lastly , develop integrated

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capabilities . Why does GPC matter to

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me as a civilian ? GPC clarifies the

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enemy to be expected , which then

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affects how we prepare to achieve our

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operational imperatives mentioned

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earlier . GPC will affect us all . We

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need to be prepared by knowing how to

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do our job well , being proactive and

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learning everything connected to what

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we do , and also by critically and

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creatively thinking , so we understand

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concepts from a conceptual standpoint

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rather than a task stand . According to

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the twenty-sixth secretary of the Air

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Force , Frank Kendall , we also need to

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accept and embrace that change is hard ,

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but losing is unacceptable .

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Your role as a new DAP employee is to

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learn about the Air Force or Space

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Force and develop yourself to be a

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vital member of the team . You will

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learn more about what the DAF team

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means as you interact with your unit

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and supervisor . But one thing all

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airmen and guardians are being asked to

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do is learn , continually develop , and

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be open to change . Spend some time

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exploring all the topics covered in the

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video in the resources listed below .