 The 9th Air Force, Air Force's central U.S. absent, is the air component of the United States Regional Unified Central Command. We deliver dominant coalition air power to secure and stabilize the U.S. cent com area of responsibility, focusing on five priorities. Fight to win today. Winning today's fight means executing the air tasking order daily across the AOR to achieve U.S. cent com strategic and functional priorities. Posture to prevail tomorrow. Our ability to move forces fluently across the theater to seize, retain and exploit initiatives against adversaries is key to ensuring readiness and resiliency. Using agile combat employment concepts, U.S. absent forces are more agile in execution, strategic and deterrence and resilient in capability. Determ regional aggressors. U.S. absent remains postured and prepared to take all necessary measures to protect and defend U.S. interests with forces that span the full range of combat capability. Forge resolute partnerships. We strive to forge new partnerships while strengthening current ones, building on mutual trust. These partnerships are critical to current and future missions. Embrace equality. Every airman is an equally important member of this command. With contributions that are equally valued, U.S. absent is dedicated to creating a work environment of diversity and inclusion. We are responsible for air operations and contingency plans to support national objectives within U.S. cent comms AOR. AOR 14 is ready. Day and night can fight to win today.