Gregg Vander Ley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa A/3 deputy director, briefs an audience about theater-level operational changes during the USAFE-AFAFRICA 2025 Budget Symposium on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2025. The event focused on providing individuals with the strategic information necessary to align to the USAFE-AFAFRICA mission vision. A key discussion during the symposium concerned constructing a Program Objective Memorandum, which is crucial in the planning, programming, budgeting and execution process, and the basis for service component budget estimates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)
Gregg Vander Ley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa A/3 deputy director, briefs audience about theatre-level operational changes during the USAFE-AFAFRICA 2025 Budget Symposium on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2025. The main goal for this event was to bring together all the financial managers within USAFE-AFAFRICA and maximize funding strategies for all missions. The symposium offered individual days to cover Financial Management and Budget Analysis, and Financial Operations, focusing on specific FM functional areas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)
U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Schneck, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Financial Management and Comptroller budget integration division chief, discusses financial management and budget changes from SAF level leaders during the the USAFE-AFAFRICA 2025 Budget Symposium on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2025. This symposium aimed to bring together flight leaders, budget officers and resources advisors within USAFE-AFAFRICA, to provide centralized guidance and direction for SAF/FM and USAFE-AFAFRICA funding strategies. Key financial management highlights within the Department of the Air Force were funding $700 million dollars into DAF modernization efforts, resourcing 87% of DAF weapon storage sustainment requirements, and funding $1.1 million total force flying hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)
A member of the audience asks a question during the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa 2025 Budget Symposium on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2025. The main goal for this event was to bring together all the financial managers within USAFE-AFAFRICA and maximize funding strategies for all missions. Career field leaders discussed the current Future Years Defense Program which summarizes programmed dollars, manpower, and force structure over a 5-year period, portraying this data by a major force program for DoD internal review for the program and budget review submission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)
Becky LaRaia, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa financial operations division chief, asks a question to leadership during the USAFE-AFAFRICA 2025 Budget Symposium at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2025. The event sought to bring together financial managers and resource advisors within USAFE-AFAFRICA to ensure members had the strategic concepts and tools to maximize their capabilities in executing the financial management mission. A core objective for the symposium was the implementation of a Program Objective Memorandum to the Secretary of Defense by the DoD component heads, which recommends the total resource requirements and programs within the parameters of SECDEF’s fiscal guidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)
U.S. Air Force Col. Charles Barkhurst, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa financial management comptroller, provides remarks during the USAFE-AFAFRICA 2025 Budget Symposium on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 25, 2025. The symposium provided an opportunity for core financial management personnel within USAFE-AFAFRICA to bring forward questions and concerns geared towards the USAFE-AFAFRICA financial management mission vision. Leadership discussed the usage of a Program Objective Memorandum, which is crucial in the planning, programming, budgeting and execution process, and the basis for the component budget estimates. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Renan Arredondo)
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