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BULLSEYE News 7February 26, 2016

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Disbrow confirmed as under-secretary of the Air Force

U.S. Air Force photo By Senior Airman Hailey Haux a few) is invaluable to me here and I am completely
amazed at the people who come from outside and
Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Command Information can do this job; it’s a lot of complex, moving pieces.”

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate recently con- Disbrow discussed her top priorities, starting with
firmed Lisa S. Disbrow as the new under-secretary of ensuring Airmen know and feel like they are part of
the Air Force to ensure efficient and effective manage- something bigger than themselves.
ment of Air Force resources.
“The work we do is important and I want every
In this position, Disbrow oversees the Air Force’s Airman to know how much they matter,” Disbrow
annual budget of more than $120 billion and serves as said. “The vice chief and I want to make sure Air-
the co-chair of the top Air Force corporate decision- men who are separated or retired with symptoms of
making body, the Air Force Council. (post-traumatic stress disorder) get what they need.

“Being prior Air Force and having walked in those Taking care of Airman has been the number one
shoes helps me understand and appreciate the chal- priority for the secretary of the Air Force since she
lenges and stresses our Airmen face on a daily basis,” took charge and one of the best ways to do that is by
Disbrow said. “I know when we are creating visions growing the force.
of how it will be implemented in the field, because I
have been there. We have incredibly bright people in “We just got approval to plus up our numbers so
the Air Force and I get a sense of how valuable every the question we need to ask is, as we grow, how do
single person is and how hard they work.” we bring capable and diverse people into our ranks?”
Disbrow asked. “We need a wide range of skills and a
Working with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs diverse group of people with different ways of think-
of Staff and the vice chairman prior to her current ing. It will help our Airmen out enormously to grow
position, Disbrow gained a lot of understanding of quick, but we need to make sure we are growing with
the issues the service leaders faced. the right people.”

“That insight will help me enormously in my new She also wants to push hard for top-line dollars the
position because I saw things across the full spec- Air Force needs to support the Defense Department
trum of issues, and to see and understand the joint and the nation.
operations side is a huge benefit for me,” Disbrow said.
“The insight to processes like (Office of the Secretary “I want to make sure we get what we need to focus
Defense), budgeting and programming, (just to name
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