Senior leaders discuss Total Force

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz discusses recent service budget during Air Force Reserve Command's 2012 Senior Leader Conference March 26, 2012, at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, Md. This year's SLC theme was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency," and how the Reserve fits into the big picture of a Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Senior leaders discuss Total Force

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley addresses Total Force topics with senior leaders of the Air Force Reserve Command during Air Force Reserve Command's 2012 Senior Leader Conference March 26, 2012, at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, Md. This year's SLC theme was "Full Operational Capability: Full Spectrum Combat Capability with Unparalleled Efficiency," and how the Reserve fits into the big picture of a Total Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Spencer)

Commander discusses FY12 budget at Senate hearings

Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), vice chairman, listen to testimony from Reserve and National Guard leaders at Capitol Hill on May 11, 2011. The senators lead the largest committee in the U.S. Senate. They are responsible for reviewing the President's budget request, hearing testimony from government officials, and drafting the spending plans for the coming fiscal year. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Commander discusses FY12 budget at Senate hearings

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., (center), gives a thumbs-up signal to Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, as Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.), vice chairman, shakes hands with Vice Adm. Dirk Debbink, chief of Navy Reserve. Reserve Component leaders testified to the committee about their proposed FY12 budget on Capitol Hill, May 11, 2011. The FY12 budget request has about $5 billion to fund Air Force Reserve requirements. This includes the operation and training of 34 wings, funds 117,769 flying hours, maintains 344 aircraft, and provides for the readiness of 71,400 Reservists and 4,157 civilian employees. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Air Force Reserve efficiencies and budget discussed on Capitol Hill

Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., arrives at Capitol Hill to testify in front of the House Armed Services Committee on April 1, 2011. As the chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, General Stenner discussed the equipment and funding requirements which were sent to Congress as part of the President’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request. The proposal included about $5 billion for the Air Force Reserve which provides about 17 percent of the Air Force’s capability for about four percent of the total Air Force budget. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)

Air Force Reserve efficiencies and budget discussed on Capitol Hill

After a House Armed Services Committee hearing, Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-6-MD), on left, greets leaders of the Army and Air Force Reserve and National Guard on April 1. The Reserve Component chiefs testified and discussed equipment and budget needs with the congressional Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. Testimonies were heard from Lt. Gen. Jack C. Stultz, chief of Army Reserve; Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr., chief of Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command; Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, director of the Air National Guard; and Maj. Gen. Raymond W. Carpenter, director of Army National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Bob Thompson)