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description: Scott Pleus is an operating executive who has built his career on a single conviction: an organization's confidence in its own readiness is only as good as the last time someone actually tested it.
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text: Self-assessment had produced zero failures for years, leading the institution to conclude that a costly, disruptive audit discipline was no longer needed. Pleus made and won the counter-argument: zero failures under self-assessment isn't evidence of readiness — it's evidence the assessment has stopped testing anything. He reinstated the discipline. The next cycle produced failures, which was the point: the organization could once again see what it was tolerating.
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author: Scott L. Pleus
text: No. Pleus is retired from the U.S. Air Force on July 31, 2026. His final assignment was as Director of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, during which he performed the duties of Vice Chief of Staff from February 2025 until Gen. Lamontagne's confirmation to that post in February 2026.
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author: Scott L. Pleus
text: Pleus's call sign, 'Rolls,' was noted in a DVIDS feature profiling him shortly after he assumed command of Seventh Air Force in 2020.
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text: Yes. Pleus brings Readiness Architecture to boards, operating-partner roles, and divisional CEO seats where the question is whether an organization is actually ready or only appearing ready. Inquiries can be directed through the contact page.
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author: Scott L. Pleus
text: His recent two roles ran organizations of 28,500 and 680,000 people, the second with $240 billion of budget authority and end-to-end responsibility for operations, personnel, readiness, and modernization across one of the largest workforces on earth. He has run the same operating mechanism at every scale he has been placed at — a 5,000-person division, a 28,500-person joint operation, and a 680,000-person enterprise.
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author: Scott L. Pleus
text: No. General search results for the name 'Scott Pleus' also surface a private individual in the finance and commodities industry (a Chief Operating Officer at a proprietary trading firm). That individual is unrelated to Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Scott L. Pleus, USAF, and no information about him is included in this record.
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author: Scott L. Pleus
text: Pleus took over a 5,000-person division that had failed its operating certification and had 60 days to reverse a broken accountability culture. Rather than restructure or run a culture initiative, he reset the daily standard — what showed up in the operating cadence and what he stopped tolerating when nobody was watching. Sixty days later, the division passed the certification cycle it had been failing for two.
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author: Scott L. Pleus
text: Scott Pleus is a world-class operating executive who architects readiness by running the daily standard that decides whether an organization performs under pressure. His recent two roles ran organizations of 28,500 and 680,000 people, the second with $240 billion of budget authority and end-to-end responsibility for operations, personnel, readiness, and modernization across one of the largest workforces on earth. He built that record over a career in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant General after most recently serving as Director of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, and performing the duties of Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force from February 2025 to February 2026. Earlier he commanded Seventh Air Force, served as Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces Korea, and led the 56th Fighter Wing and the 8th Fighter Wing.
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text: Readiness Architecture is Scott Pleus's name for the discipline he has run at every scale of his career: the daily standard a leader enforces — visibly, consistently, with no exceptions — is the most reliable leading indicator of whether an organization performs under pressure. Not the strategy on the wall. Not the culture initiative. The daily standard.
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text: Pleus is from Superior, Wisconsin, and has returned to the area to speak with local students about his Air Force career, as covered by the Superior Telegram in March 2022.
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8th Fighter Wing Commander Is Stepping Down
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: 8th Fighter Wing commander is stepping down
date published: 2023-10-31
description: Coverage of a change-of-command at the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base — a unit Pleus previously commanded earlier in his career.
publisher: Stars and Stripes
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After 11-Month Vacancy, Air Force Has a New Vice Chief
about: Scott L. Pleus
additional type: article
alternative headline: After 11-Month Vacancy, Air Force Has a New Vice Chief
date published: 2026-02-02
description: Coverage of Gen. Lamontagne's confirmation as Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, closing out the roughly year-long period during which Pleus performed the duties of the office.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Air Force Grapples with Challenges to Aircraft Readiness
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: Air Force Grapples with Challenges to Aircraft Readiness
date published: 2026-02-03
description: Coverage of remarks by Pleus at a public forum addressing the structural drivers of aircraft readiness shortfalls across the fleet and the service's response.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Air Force Orders No-Notice Readiness Inspections
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alternative headline: Air Force Orders No-Notice Readiness Inspections
date published: 2026-01-29
description: Pleus, in his role as acting Vice Chief of Staff, is quoted at length explaining the rationale behind new no-notice unit readiness inspections across the Air Force.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Bussiere to Retire After Vice Chief Nomination Withdrawn
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: Bussiere to Retire After Vice Chief Nomination Withdrawn
date published: 2025-10-01
description: Coverage of the extended Vice Chief vacancy, during which Pleus continued to perform the duties of the office as Director of Staff.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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CMSAF Wolfe on Standards, Teaching, and Rapport with Wilsbach
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date published: 2026-02-24
description: Tangential coverage referencing Pleus's tenure and standards-focused leadership approach; no new direct quote from Pleus.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Introducing Rolls: A Quick Glance Inside the Seventh Air Force Commander
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date published: 2020-09-22
description: A DVIDS profile introducing Pleus — call sign 'Rolls' — to the Seventh Air Force community shortly after he assumed command, including his own remarks on leadership and the Korea assignment.
publisher: DVIDS
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Lamontagne Nominated for Vice Chief
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: Lamontagne Nominated for Vice Chief
date published: 2025-12-16
description: Coverage of Gen. Lamontagne's nomination to be Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the post Pleus had been performing the duties of on an acting basis.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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New PACAF Commander Tapped in Pentagon Nominations
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: New PACAF Commander Tapped in Pentagon Nominations
date published: 2023-04-25
description: Reporting on a slate of Pentagon general officer nominations that included Pleus, as part of broader Pacific Air Forces leadership moves.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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PHOTOS: Lt. General Comes Home to Talk to Superior Students
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: Lt. General comes home to talk to Superior students
date published: 2022-03-07
description: A hometown feature from Superior, Wisconsin, on Pleus's visit to speak with local students, with photographs and remarks on his path from the region into a career in the Air Force.
publisher: Superior Telegram
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Pleus Takes Over at 7th Air Force
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alternative headline: Pleus Takes Over at 7th Air Force
date published: 2020-06-12
description: Coverage of Pleus assuming command of Seventh Air Force, including remarks delivered at the change-of-command ceremony.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Pleus: US Capitol Attack Reverberated on the Korean Peninsula
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alternative headline: Pleus: US Capitol Attack Reverberated on the Korean Peninsula
date published: 2021-02-03
description: Reporting on Pleus's remarks during the AFA 'Air and Space Warfighters in Action' webinar, discussing how the January 6 Capitol attack was perceived by allies and adversaries in the Korea theater.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Seventh Air Force Commander's Battlefield Circulation
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date published: 2022-05-19
description: A photo feature documenting Pleus's visits to units under his command across the Seventh Air Force area of responsibility.
publisher: Seventh Air Force (official site)
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Seventh Air Force Hosts First Virtual Change of Command
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alternative headline: Seventh Air Force Hosts First Virtual Change of Command
date published: 2020-06
description: Official press release on the virtual change-of-command ceremony at which Pleus assumed command of Seventh Air Force.
publisher: PACOM News
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The Three-Minute Test That Tells You Whether Your Organization Will Fail Under Pressure
abstract: Three minutes on any operating floor reveals whether an organization is ready or only looks ready. Scott Pleus on the signals that can’t be staged.
author: Scott L. Pleus
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date published: 2026-07-28
description: Three minutes on any operating floor reveals whether an organization is ready or only looks ready. Scott Pleus on the signals that can’t be staged.
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The Word Most Executives Use Wrong (And Why It Costs Them)
abstract: Responsibility means meeting your duties. Accountability means owning the outcome. Scott Pleus on the language gap that quietly wrecks enterprise results.
author: Scott L. Pleus
date modified: 2026-07-28
date published: 2026-07-28
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Three-Star General Performing Duties of Air Force Vice Chief
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date published: 2025-02-24
description: Reporting on Pleus stepping in to perform the duties of Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force following a leadership change at the top of the service.
publisher: InsideDefense.com
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U.S. Air Force Vice Nominee Pulled
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: U.S. Air Force Vice Nominee Pulled
date published: 2025-09-08
description: Reporting on the withdrawal of a Vice Chief nomination, discussed in the context of the leadership vacancy Pleus was filling on an acting basis.
publisher: Aviation Week
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With Hold Lifted, What Happens Next for New Generals?
about: Scott L. Pleus
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alternative headline: With Hold Lifted, What Happens Next for New Generals?
date published: 2023-12-07
description: Coverage of a batch of general officer confirmations released after a Senate hold was lifted, within which Pleus's nomination and assignment were reported.
publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine
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Zero Failures Is Bad News: What Boards Miss About Readiness Reviews
abstract: Zero failures for years isn’t proof of readiness — it’s proof the test stopped working. Scott Pleus on the boardroom blind spot most executives miss.
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date modified: 2026-07-28
date published: 2026-07-28
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Forum Remarks on Aircraft Readiness Challenges
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Scott L. Pleus
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award: Aerial Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters (United States Air Force)
award: Air Medal with oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Defense Distinguished Service Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Defense Meritorious Service Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Legion of Merit with three oak leaf clusters (United States Air Force)
award: Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters (United States Air Force)
description: Scott Pleus is an operating executive who has built his career on a single conviction: an organization's confidence in its own readiness is only as good as the last time someone actually tested it.
disambiguating description: Operating Executive · Readiness Architecture · What You Tolerate, You Teach.
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has credential: Bachelor of Arts in Communications
has credential: Fellowship in Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow
has credential: Master of Arts in International Relations
has credential: Master of Military Operational Arts and Science in Military Operational Arts and Science
has credential: Professional Development Program in U.S. Air Force Enterprise Leadership Seminar
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has credential: Professional Military Education in Capstone General and Flag Officer Course
has credential: Professional Military Education in Joint Flag Officer Warfighting Course
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knows about: Fighter aviation / F-16 operations
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knows about: Joint and coalition operations (Korean Peninsula)
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subject of: 8th Fighter Wing Commander Is Stepping Down
subject of: After 11-Month Vacancy, Air Force Has a New Vice Chief

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Why did Scott Pleus reinstate an audit discipline his organization wanted to retire?
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Corporate Lessons for the DoD - Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows' Perspective
abstract: Todays Fortune 500 companies must be agile, utilize pace, be financially flexible and continue to re-invent themselves in order to remain viable in our economy. Although the differences between corporate America and the Department of Defense DoD may seem vast in their philosophy and implementation, there are actually more similarities than differences. The driving factors in both worlds are still leadership, strategy, fiscal responsibility, and responsiveness, to name a few. This paper focuses on those areas the authors feel are beneficial for implementation into the DoD. The paper begins with an introduction of the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program and brief overview of each Fellows assignment. Next, the authors introduce Booz Allen Hamilton, Sun Microsystems, and Johnson Johnson providing an overview of companies in the program and giving the reader a baseline for reference. Next, the paper will walk through each corporate sponsor and will highlight those areas each Fellow observed that have the best opportunity for successful implementation in the DoD. Although the recommendations from each sponsor company are different, the authors feel this breadth provides a good cross section of ideas from all areas of corporate America. It must be noted that due to the non-disclosure agreements signed by all officers assigned to the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program, the unfettered access to corporate sensitive information, and the legality associated with corporate proprietary information, the authors are unable to provide specific references for some of the data contained in this paper.
author: Scott L. Pleus
date published: 2009-05-01
description: Todays Fortune 500 companies must be agile, utilize pace, be financially flexible and continue to re-invent themselves in order to remain viable in our economy. Although the differences between corporate America and the Department of Defense DoD may seem vast in their philosophy and implementation, there are actually more similarities than differences. The driving factors in both worlds are still leadership, strategy, fiscal responsibility, and responsiveness, to name a few. This paper focuses on those areas the authors feel are beneficial for implementation into the DoD. The paper begins with an introduction of the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows Program and brief overview of each Fellows assignment. Next, the authors introduce Booz Allen Hamilton, Sun Microsystems, and Johnson Johnson providing an overview of companies in the program and giving the reader a baseline for reference. Next, the paper will walk through each corporate sponsor and will highlight those areas each Fellow observed that have the best opportunity for successful implementation in the DoD. Although the recommendations from each sponsor company are different, the authors feel this breadth provides a good cross section of ideas from all areas of corporate America. It must be noted that due to the non-disclosure agreements signed by all officers assigned to the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship Program, the unfettered access to corporate sensitive information, and the legality associated with corporate proprietary information, the authors are unable to provide specific references for some of the data contained in this paper.
is part of: Defense Technical Information Center
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Establish the Delta Military Operations Area Environmental Assessment
abstract: The United States Air Force USAF proposes to improve required training for Major Flying Exercises MFEs by establishing the Delta MOAs consisting of four connected MOAs which could be scheduled together or independently. The proposed action would establish connecting airspace to provide a realistic setting for MFEs. MFEs in Alaskan airspace provide aircrews with realistic simulated combat experience. The expanded capability of aircraft establishes the need for contiguous airspace to meet MFE training objectives. The Delta corridor separates the Yukon MOAs from ranges R-2202, R-2205, and R-2211, and the Fox and Eielson MOAs. At present, training aircraft must transition the Delta corridor by either climbing above Flight Level FL 180 18,000 feet above mean sea level MSL into the Delta Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ATCAA or funneling through the low-level Birch or Buffalo MOAs. The abrupt and segmented changes in altitude associated with the current MOA structure introduce pilot concerns about the boundary of the airspace and artificially constrain realistic threat-avoidance and attack run-in training at exactly the time pilots should be focused on combat conditions. The current airspace configuration requires pilots to train using non-optimal tactics in restricted training regimens. This continually reinforces negative habit patterns which can affect pilot survivability in combat. Current MFE training requirements cannot be achieved at the combat mission level with the existing ATCAA and MOA structure connecting the Yukon and FoxEielson Special Use Airspaces SUAs. The Delta MOAs collectively termed the Delta MOA in this Environmental Assessment EA would permit the northsouth training environment required by today s technology to meet current MFE training. The proposed Delta MOA would have a ceiling of FL180 at the existing Delta ATCAA and overlie the Birch and Buffalo MOAs.
author: Scott L. Pleus
date published: 2009-01-01
description: The United States Air Force USAF proposes to improve required training for Major Flying Exercises MFEs by establishing the Delta MOAs consisting of four connected MOAs which could be scheduled together or independently. The proposed action would establish connecting airspace to provide a realistic setting for MFEs. MFEs in Alaskan airspace provide aircrews with realistic simulated combat experience. The expanded capability of aircraft establishes the need for contiguous airspace to meet MFE training objectives. The Delta corridor separates the Yukon MOAs from ranges R-2202, R-2205, and R-2211, and the Fox and Eielson MOAs. At present, training aircraft must transition the Delta corridor by either climbing above Flight Level FL 180 18,000 feet above mean sea level MSL into the Delta Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ATCAA or funneling through the low-level Birch or Buffalo MOAs. The abrupt and segmented changes in altitude associated with the current MOA structure introduce pilot concerns about the boundary of the airspace and artificially constrain realistic threat-avoidance and attack run-in training at exactly the time pilots should be focused on combat conditions. The current airspace configuration requires pilots to train using non-optimal tactics in restricted training regimens. This continually reinforces negative habit patterns which can affect pilot survivability in combat. Current MFE training requirements cannot be achieved at the combat mission level with the existing ATCAA and MOA structure connecting the Yukon and FoxEielson Special Use Airspaces SUAs. The Delta MOAs collectively termed the Delta MOA in this Environmental Assessment EA would permit the northsouth training environment required by today s technology to meet current MFE training. The proposed Delta MOA would have a ceiling of FL180 at the existing Delta ATCAA and overlie the Birch and Buffalo MOAs.
type: ScholarlyArticle

Establish the Delta Military Operations Areas Environmental Assessment Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
abstract: Proposals and Actions This Environmental Assessment EA analyzes the potential environmental consequences of a proposal to improve required training for Major Flying Exercises MFEs by establishing the Delta Military Operations Areas MOAs as part of the YukonFox Complex. The YukonFox Complex consists of the Yukon, Fox, Eielson, Birch, and Buffalo MOAs associated Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ATCAAs ranges R-2202, R-2205, and R-2211 and the Delta ATCAA. The proposed Delta MOA would allow aircrews to train as they fight. Current MFE training cannot be achieved at the combat mission level with the existing ATCAA and MOA structure connecting the Yukon and FoxEielson Special Use Airspaces SUAs. At present, MFE training aircraft must transition the Delta corridor by either climbing above Flight Level FL 180 18,000 feet above mean sea level MSL into the Delta ATCAA or funneling through the low altitude Birch or Buffalo MOAs. The abrupt and segmented changes in altitude artificially constrain realistic threat-avoidance and attack run-in training precisely when pilots should be focused on combat conditions. The proposed Delta MOA permits use of current technology and tactics and provides all angle surface attacks, threat reaction tactics, air-to-air combat maneuvering, and joint air-ground operations in conjunction with ranges R-2202 and R-2205. The Delta MOA would overlie the Birch and Buffalo MOAs, have a ceiling of FL180 at the existing Delta ATCAA, have a floor of 10,000 feet MSL from Eielson Air Force Base AFB to the Birch MOA, and have a floor 3,000 feet above ground level AGL between the Birch and Buffalo MOAs. The Delta MOA would be activated not more than 6 MFEs a year not to exceed 60 days per year with 1.5-2.5 hour periods twice a weekday.
author: Scott L. Pleus
date published: 2009-01-01
description: Proposals and Actions This Environmental Assessment EA analyzes the potential environmental consequences of a proposal to improve required training for Major Flying Exercises MFEs by establishing the Delta Military Operations Areas MOAs as part of the YukonFox Complex. The YukonFox Complex consists of the Yukon, Fox, Eielson, Birch, and Buffalo MOAs associated Air Traffic Control Assigned Airspace ATCAAs ranges R-2202, R-2205, and R-2211 and the Delta ATCAA. The proposed Delta MOA would allow aircrews to train as they fight. Current MFE training cannot be achieved at the combat mission level with the existing ATCAA and MOA structure connecting the Yukon and FoxEielson Special Use Airspaces SUAs. At present, MFE training aircraft must transition the Delta corridor by either climbing above Flight Level FL 180 18,000 feet above mean sea level MSL into the Delta ATCAA or funneling through the low altitude Birch or Buffalo MOAs. The abrupt and segmented changes in altitude artificially constrain realistic threat-avoidance and attack run-in training precisely when pilots should be focused on combat conditions. The proposed Delta MOA permits use of current technology and tactics and provides all angle surface attacks, threat reaction tactics, air-to-air combat maneuvering, and joint air-ground operations in conjunction with ranges R-2202 and R-2205. The Delta MOA would overlie the Birch and Buffalo MOAs, have a ceiling of FL180 at the existing Delta ATCAA, have a floor of 10,000 feet MSL from Eielson Air Force Base AFB to the Birch MOA, and have a floor 3,000 feet above ground level AGL between the Birch and Buffalo MOAs. The Delta MOA would be activated not more than 6 MFEs a year not to exceed 60 days per year with 1.5-2.5 hour periods twice a weekday.
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Glossary
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has defined term: Readiness Architecture
has defined term: What you tolerate, you teach. What you enforce, you build.
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Patches of PACAF 07/16: Seventh Air Force
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Patches of PACAF 07/16: Seventh Air Force
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Remarks on No-Notice Readiness Inspections
about: Rationale for new no-notice unit readiness inspections across the Air Force
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  role name: Director of Staff, Headquarters U.S. Air Force (performing the duties of Vice Chief of Staff)
date published: 2026-01-29
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