The Air Force has begun shedding its traditional fighter- and bomber-centric culture, deliberately shifting strongly toward what its leaders call a "balanced approach" to airpower. In so doing, USAF has begun to broadly raise the profile of other, less well-known capabilities in the USAF arsenal.rnCast for much higher profile roles are functions such as worldwide situ-ational awareness and cyber operations. At the same time, the service seeks renewed competence in areas of strategic nuclear deterrence and irregular warfare.
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