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AIR FORCE REVIEW
Vol2,No3
 
VictoryThroughVigilance
by LTC ELMER R AMONPAF (GSC)
The Air Force is now under a wholly new leadership, with a new CommandingGeneral in Lt Gen Nestor R Santillan AFP, a new Chief of Air Staff in Col Jaime M ViernesPAF, and soon a new Vice Commander. With the top three positions in new hands, it isexpected that the whole Air Force is now going to face a new direction in keeping with therequirements of the Commander in Chief of the entire Armed Forces.The priority program of the new PAF Leadership is aircraft recovery. In allcommand activities, and indeed in everything the PAF now does, aircraft recovery hasbecome the focal activity in line with the Commanding General’s new command directive.As the Service that files and fights, it behooves the Air Force to keep all of its supportableair assets operationally ready at all times. Judicious maximation of our air assets is whatwill allow us to keep flying and fighting, as the CG, PAF himself has often stated.A vital part of our operations consists of aerial surveillance. Intelligence is vital inorder to maintain our edge in flying and fighting, and for all AFP operations in general.With our aerial surveillance missions, the entire AFP is able to get a bigger picture notonly of terrain and fluvial territories in key areas of operation, but we are able to providethis kind of detailed intelligence with minimal risk, as the enemy cannot reach oursurveillance aircraft like they normally could with ground-based operatives.If we are to keep providing this kind of information so vital to our overalloperations as an armed service, we must always be cognizant not merely about thedeployment of our aircraft, but also their proper maintenance. Aircraft that is grounded isuseless to us, which is why we must be able to get all of our supportable aircraft up andflying and operationally ready at all times. And as vital as our firepower and tacticaltransport aircraft are to our war fighting capability, our surveillance aircraft are equallyimportant. Without our surveillance aircraft we will be hampered in terms of properdeployment for full mission effectiveness. To be fully effective as an air force we musthave all of our air assets up and flying and at the ready at all times. It is through thisvigilance that we will continue to be victorious.
 
UpAndSkyward
There is a new direction for the Air Force, a new spiritthat is built upon the achievements of the PAF in the past twoyears. As much as we have succeeded, we look forward tomeeting the new and greater challenges of the future. Wehave already proven our mettle in the field of battle, in savinglives, in being a positive force for sustainable development,even in athletic competitions. We are now looking to buildupon our success by seeking an even higher standard, bymoving onward, forward and skyward.One of our foremost concerns is a more active pursuit of the doctrinalrenewal for our PAF Basic Doctrine. Our Air Power Institute is working closely with ourOffice of Special Studies in completing this vital undertaking. In line with the call by theCommander-in-Chief for the development of a more responsive and stronger doctrinalfoundation for the entire Armed Forces, the PAF is fast tracking its own doctrinal renewalinitiatives under my Command.In other concerns, we are also expediting in-house efforts in pursuit of PAFModernization. As we are well aware of the limited resources available, the PAF isredirecting its modernization program towards making key acquisitions and undertakingkey upgrades- both in human resource and material development- for a more flexibleservice, in order to address the multiple requirements not only of the Service or the AFP,but more so to respond more effectively and more swiftly to the needs of the overalldevelopmental program of the national government, as is often expounded by the ChiefExecutive.This is the greatest contribution of the PAF in realizing the vision of a strongrepublic, as expresses in the last State of the Nation Address. As the PAF continues tomake itself better, to improve its performance, to build upon its success, we are inspiredby no less than the desire to become the Air Force of the People. We are looking to bemore powerful in combat, to be swifter in saving lives, to maintain our lead in service topeople and country. This is our new quest, for as successful as we are, we have onlybegun to take off, and to soar: Up and Skyward.LT GEN NESTOR R SANTILLAN AFPCommanding General, PAF
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