A. AfriCom will go through, but it won’t include enough air power – they will have to go through lengthy operations to get more under current negotiations – more air power is necessary
Air Force Times 11/27/07 (http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/11/airforce_africom_071127/)
The air arm of U.S. Africa Command… proposed at 155 airmen.
B. Modernization is key, but it’s hampered by budget cuts and drawdown
USAF 6 (“Letter to Airmen recognizes Air Force transformation,” 8/24, http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123025662)
We operate the oldest air… much to the country
Plan:
The United States Federal Government should substantially increase all necessary support to the Air Force Medical Service which includes the International Health Specialists in topically designated areas.
Terrorism –
A. The US is losing the war on terror due to outdated methods that fuel more insurgency
Hoffman 7 [bruce, Sr Fellow @ US Mil. Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center, Prof @ Gtown’s School of Foreign Service, Washington Post, 3/18/2007]
our conventional military commanders… recruits to continue their fights against us.
B. Terror in Africa is uniquely probable – the US’s shortsightedness in the WoT has overlooked the underlying programs that fuel African terror cells
Lyman 4 (Princeton N, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at CFR, and J. Stephen Morrison, Director of CSIS Africa Program; Jan/Feb 04, “The Terrorist Threat in Africa,” Foreign Affairs, 00157120, Vol. 83, Issue 1, lexis)
the Bush administration has designated the greater… security interests are to be advanced.
C. The US Air Force in Africa is crucial to winning the Global War on Terror – it provides unmatched mobility, deterrence, and worldwide reach
Hobbins 7 (Gen. William T,, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, “U.S. Air Forces in Europe in the 21st Century,”
Remarks given at the Air Force Defense Strategy Seminar, Washington, D.C., July 24, 2007, http://www.af.mil/library/speeches/speech.asp?id=338)
U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and our NATO partners… assets in the USAFE theatre of operations.
D. Expanding the Air Force’s role in Africa builds sustainable partnerships that stabilizes regions, cutting off terrorist resources and preventing terror
Hobbins 7 (Gen. William T,, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, “U.S. Air Forces in Europe in the 21st Century,”
Remarks given at the Air Force Defense Strategy Seminar, Washington, D.C., July 24, 2007, http://www.af.mil/library/speeches/speech.asp?id=338)
Africa continues to grow in strategic and economic importance… We've already taken the first steps.
E. Terrorists in Sub-Saharan Africa will use nuclear weapons against the US – nations already have the all means necessary
Dempsey 6 (Thomas, , Director of African Studies @ U.S. Army War College and strategic intelligence analyst for Africa at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and Chief of Africa Branch for the Defense Intelligence Agency, “Counterterrorism in African Failed States,” April, http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub649.pdf)
The threat that terrorist hubs based in failed states pose… will be a complex and difficult task.
F. A nuclear terrorist attack causes world war three and extinction
Sid-Ahmed 4 [Mohamed, Managing Editor for Al-Ahali, Extinction! http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/op5.htm]
A nuclear attack by terrorists will be… we will all be losers.
Hegemony –
A. The US Air Force International Health Specialist program is key to US effective leadership, hegemony, and coordination through medical partnerships – only way to ensure global stability
Ward et al 2 (Jane, Colonel Kerrie G. Lindberg, Major Daniel McNulty, Major Mona Ternus; former director and manager of the International Health Specialist Program, administrator of the Surgeon General’s Tactical Action Team, individual mobilization augmentee; http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj02/fal02/phifal02.html)
Now that the Cold War has ended… missions in their assigned region of expertise.
B. The Air Force Medical Service addresses changing military readiness challenges, increasing relations, and prevent war by promoting democracy and economic growth – prevents WMD acquisition and responds to disasters
Carleton 1 (Paul K, Lieutenant General, USAF, MC, the Surgeon General, US Air Force, “Air Force: Service A Privilege, Pleasure,” January 2001, http://www.usmedicine.com/article.cfm?articleID=129&issueID=20)
As the Cold War military scenarios fade… key to mission success
C. The US Air Force alone can provide fast and targeted response to disease threats and natural disasters in Africa – builds up relations and US credibility while strengthening African public health infrastructure
DiPaolo et al 7 (Lt Col Marc C. Air Force reservist at the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, and Col Lee dePalo (USAFA; MS, Webster University; MSS [Master of Strategic Studies], Air War College) director, Air Force Executive Review Secretariat, and Col Michael T. “Ghandi” Healy (USAFA; ME, North Carolina State University; MS, National War College) is chief of the Special Operations Support Team, and Lt Col Glenn “Hooter” Hecht (BS, University of Pittsburgh; MS, University of Phoenix) deputy director for personnel recovery policy, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Lt Col Mike “Trump” Trumpfheller Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College; MAAS [Master of Airpower Art and Science], School of Advanced Air and Space Studies), “A Rescue Force for the World,” Air and Space Power Journal, September 1, http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj07/fal07/dipaolo.html)
the Air Force need to recognize those types… for human rights and civilian control of the military.
D. Deploying the Air Force in Africa for power projection is uniquely critical to all US hegemony – Africa is being overlooked in the SQ, preemptive engagement with African air power is key to sustain heg – basing is key
Hall 3 (Brian K, Colonel, USAF, “Air Expeditionary Access The African Connection,” Air and Space Power Journal, 4 September, http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj03/fal03/hall.html#hall)
Is the strategic access the United States… we need rapid global-mobility beddown.
E. Air Force readiness is key to ground force readiness – air power is the key internal to heg
Popp 7 (Staff Sergeant, Francisca, “Keeping the “comm” up in Africa, Airman Quarterly, Spring Volume LI Number 2, http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0407/africa.shtml)
The Airmen’s contributions to the mission… They also distribute food and water.
F. US global leadership prevents counterbalancing and great power wars and promotes peace, democracy, economic prosperity, and humanitarian intervention – no other can take the place of US primacy
Thayer 6 (Bradley A., Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, The National Interest, November -December, “In Defense of Primacy”, lexis)
in a world where American primacy… hope of solving the world's ills.
G. Power wars associated with the decrease of heg cause global nuke war and economic depression
Ferguson 4 [Niall – professor of international history at Harvard University; "A World Without Power," http://www.hooverdigest.org/044/ferguson.html]
If the United States retreats from its hegemonic… a not-so-new world disorder.
Disease –
A. Africa is at unique risk for disease spread and mutation due to poor public health infrastructure, causing vicious cycles of disease and poverty
Cohen 7 (Gary, President of BD Medical, 1-5-07, http://www.bd.com/press/newsroom/pdfs/3_HC_Infrastructure.pdf)
In the developed world, access to basic health services… private sectors toward this goal
B. Military medical personnel are on the brink – expanding the Air Force Medical Service is the best way to respond to disease and stop the spread and mutation of numerous dangerous contagions
McGee 2 (Marianne Kolbasuk, InformationWeek, February 4, http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6500365)
The key to arresting the spread of contagious diseases… overall boost to patient care
C. Mutation and spread of contagions causes extinction
South China Morning Post 96 (quoting Dr. Ben-Abraham, called "one of the 100 greatest minds in history" by Mensa, 1-4-1996, Avi, “Leading the way to a cure for AIDS,” P. Lexis)
There is a much more pressing medical crisis… the survival of the human race,"
Solvency –
A. US pilots are critical to winning the war on terror – technology isn’t enough – prefer our evidence, it’s comparative and from an expert in the air force.
Liggins 7. [Daniel, Lt Col. US Air Force, Defense Dept. Documents and Publications, Feb 16 ln]
If you're in today's Air Force… the continuing war on terrorism.
B. The Air Force’s International Health Specialist program creates sustainable partnerships by breaking down cultural and language barriers in Africa that motivate terrorism and national resentment
Babin 5 (Chance, Tech. Sgt., 926th Fighter Wing public affairs office at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, 10/15, “Reservists provide humanitarian assistance in Chad,” http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123014071)
One of the biggest challenges the Reservists… extremely important to mission success.”
Inherency –
A. AfriCom will go through, but it won’t include enough air power – they will have to go through lengthy operations to get more under current negotiations – more air power is necessary
Air Force Times 11/27/07 (http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2007/11/airforce_africom_071127/)
The air arm of U.S. Africa Command… proposed at 155 airmen.
B. Modernization is key, but it’s hampered by budget cuts and drawdown
USAF 6 (“Letter to Airmen recognizes Air Force transformation,” 8/24, http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123025662)
We operate the oldest air… much to the country
Plan:
The United States Federal Government should substantially increase all necessary support to the Air Force Medical Service which includes the International Health Specialists in topically designated areas.
Terrorism –
A. The US is losing the war on terror due to outdated methods that fuel more insurgency
Hoffman 7 [bruce, Sr Fellow @ US Mil. Academy’s Combating Terrorism Center, Prof @ Gtown’s School of Foreign Service, Washington Post, 3/18/2007]
our conventional military commanders… recruits to continue their fights against us.
B. Terror in Africa is uniquely probable – the US’s shortsightedness in the WoT has overlooked the underlying programs that fuel African terror cells
Lyman 4 (Princeton N, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies at CFR, and J. Stephen Morrison, Director of CSIS Africa Program; Jan/Feb 04, “The Terrorist Threat in Africa,” Foreign Affairs, 00157120, Vol. 83, Issue 1, lexis)
the Bush administration has designated the greater… security interests are to be advanced.
C. The US Air Force in Africa is crucial to winning the Global War on Terror – it provides unmatched mobility, deterrence, and worldwide reach
Hobbins 7 (Gen. William T,, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, “U.S. Air Forces in Europe in the 21st Century,”
Remarks given at the Air Force Defense Strategy Seminar, Washington, D.C., July 24, 2007, http://www.af.mil/library/speeches/speech.asp?id=338)
U.S. Air Forces in Europe, and our NATO partners… assets in the USAFE theatre of operations.
D. Expanding the Air Force’s role in Africa builds sustainable partnerships that stabilizes regions, cutting off terrorist resources and preventing terror
Hobbins 7 (Gen. William T,, Commander, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, “U.S. Air Forces in Europe in the 21st Century,”
Remarks given at the Air Force Defense Strategy Seminar, Washington, D.C., July 24, 2007, http://www.af.mil/library/speeches/speech.asp?id=338)
Africa continues to grow in strategic and economic importance… We've already taken the first steps.
E. Terrorists in Sub-Saharan Africa will use nuclear weapons against the US – nations already have the all means necessary
Dempsey 6 (Thomas, , Director of African Studies @ U.S. Army War College and strategic intelligence analyst for Africa at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and Chief of Africa Branch for the Defense Intelligence Agency, “Counterterrorism in African Failed States,” April, http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pdffiles/pub649.pdf)
The threat that terrorist hubs based in failed states pose… will be a complex and difficult task.
F. A nuclear terrorist attack causes world war three and extinction
Sid-Ahmed 4 [Mohamed, Managing Editor for Al-Ahali, Extinction! http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2004/705/op5.htm]
A nuclear attack by terrorists will be… we will all be losers.
Hegemony –
A. The US Air Force International Health Specialist program is key to US effective leadership, hegemony, and coordination through medical partnerships – only way to ensure global stability
Ward et al 2 (Jane, Colonel Kerrie G. Lindberg, Major Daniel McNulty, Major Mona Ternus; former director and manager of the International Health Specialist Program, administrator of the Surgeon General’s Tactical Action Team, individual mobilization augmentee; http://www.airpower.au.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj02/fal02/phifal02.html)
Now that the Cold War has ended… missions in their assigned region of expertise.
B. The Air Force Medical Service addresses changing military readiness challenges, increasing relations, and prevent war by promoting democracy and economic growth – prevents WMD acquisition and responds to disasters
Carleton 1 (Paul K, Lieutenant General, USAF, MC, the Surgeon General, US Air Force, “Air Force: Service A Privilege, Pleasure,” January 2001, http://www.usmedicine.com/article.cfm?articleID=129&issueID=20)
As the Cold War military scenarios fade… key to mission success
C. The US Air Force alone can provide fast and targeted response to disease threats and natural disasters in Africa – builds up relations and US credibility while strengthening African public health infrastructure
DiPaolo et al 7 (Lt Col Marc C. Air Force reservist at the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, and Col Lee dePalo (USAFA; MS, Webster University; MSS [Master of Strategic Studies], Air War College) director, Air Force Executive Review Secretariat, and Col Michael T. “Ghandi” Healy (USAFA; ME, North Carolina State University; MS, National War College) is chief of the Special Operations Support Team, and Lt Col Glenn “Hooter” Hecht (BS, University of Pittsburgh; MS, University of Phoenix) deputy director for personnel recovery policy, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Lt Col Mike “Trump” Trumpfheller Master of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College; MAAS [Master of Airpower Art and Science], School of Advanced Air and Space Studies), “A Rescue Force for the World,” Air and Space Power Journal, September 1, http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj07/fal07/dipaolo.html)
the Air Force need to recognize those types… for human rights and civilian control of the military.
D. Deploying the Air Force in Africa for power projection is uniquely critical to all US hegemony – Africa is being overlooked in the SQ, preemptive engagement with African air power is key to sustain heg – basing is key
Hall 3 (Brian K, Colonel, USAF, “Air Expeditionary Access The African Connection,” Air and Space Power Journal, 4 September, http://www.airpower.maxwell.af.mil/airchronicles/apj/apj03/fal03/hall.html#hall)
Is the strategic access the United States… we need rapid global-mobility beddown.
E. Air Force readiness is key to ground force readiness – air power is the key internal to heg
Popp 7 (Staff Sergeant, Francisca, “Keeping the “comm” up in Africa, Airman Quarterly, Spring Volume LI Number 2, http://www.af.mil/news/airman/0407/africa.shtml)
The Airmen’s contributions to the mission… They also distribute food and water.
F. US global leadership prevents counterbalancing and great power wars and promotes peace, democracy, economic prosperity, and humanitarian intervention – no other can take the place of US primacy
Thayer 6 (Bradley A., Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, The National Interest, November -December, “In Defense of Primacy”, lexis)
in a world where American primacy… hope of solving the world's ills.
G. Power wars associated with the decrease of heg cause global nuke war and economic depression
Ferguson 4 [Niall – professor of international history at Harvard University; "A World Without Power," http://www.hooverdigest.org/044/ferguson.html]
If the United States retreats from its hegemonic… a not-so-new world disorder.
Disease –
A. Africa is at unique risk for disease spread and mutation due to poor public health infrastructure, causing vicious cycles of disease and poverty
Cohen 7 (Gary, President of BD Medical, 1-5-07, http://www.bd.com/press/newsroom/pdfs/3_HC_Infrastructure.pdf)
In the developed world, access to basic health services… private sectors toward this goal
B. Military medical personnel are on the brink – expanding the Air Force Medical Service is the best way to respond to disease and stop the spread and mutation of numerous dangerous contagions
McGee 2 (Marianne Kolbasuk, InformationWeek, February 4, http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=6500365)
The key to arresting the spread of contagious diseases… overall boost to patient care
C. Mutation and spread of contagions causes extinction
South China Morning Post 96 (quoting Dr. Ben-Abraham, called "one of the 100 greatest minds in history" by Mensa, 1-4-1996, Avi, “Leading the way to a cure for AIDS,” P. Lexis)
There is a much more pressing medical crisis… the survival of the human race,"
Solvency –
A. US pilots are critical to winning the war on terror – technology isn’t enough – prefer our evidence, it’s comparative and from an expert in the air force.
Liggins 7. [Daniel, Lt Col. US Air Force, Defense Dept. Documents and Publications, Feb 16 ln]
If you're in today's Air Force… the continuing war on terrorism.
B. The Air Force’s International Health Specialist program creates sustainable partnerships by breaking down cultural and language barriers in Africa that motivate terrorism and national resentment
Babin 5 (Chance, Tech. Sgt., 926th Fighter Wing public affairs office at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, 10/15, “Reservists provide humanitarian assistance in Chad,” http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123014071)
One of the biggest challenges the Reservists… extremely important to mission success.”