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EAFs in a ten month " prepare " window will train , equip , and rest for future operations - - activities necessary to keep the force ready and strong . Here diplomatic and economic gains can be appreciated by the belligerent under the watchful eye of the coalition partners . If we are unwilling to commit the forces or the resources necessary to achieve our objectives , we should not commit them at all . In sum , each of the five phases of the Global Engagement Operations framework addresses achieving national objectives rapidly and seamlessly . The two-on call EAFs will meet the commitment for global response to the international environment . Our strong belief is that the responsible engineer for a component , a box , a subsystem , a software package really should have cradle-to-grave responsibility . That sounds like a low number , but when you realize that around 50 percent retention has traditionally been viewed as a stable situation , we are getting back on track . Joint Vision 2010 , with its four operational concepts and two key enablers , was complemented by the Air Force vision , Global Engagement , and a vision for the 21st century , and its six core competencies . Many times over the several months , Saddam Hussein has personally learned just how well we can project Air Force power with our global reach and global power . The EU wishes to express its strong concern about the recent abduction , beating and forced resettlement of Mr. Sazak Begmedov . PGMs , along with space assets , stealth , cruise missiles , electronic countermeasures , and advanced reconnaissance and surveillance platforms , may have added sufficiently strong teeth to make a strategy of gradualism work . They will meet these Global Engagement challenges with an Expeditionary Aerospace Force using Global Engagement Operations , integrated across the total force with managed levels of tempo , while operating smartly for the nation . We will keep our relations with Russia strong .