Question

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.

Answer 1

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.