FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Acronyms -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Role of STEM Capabilities in Achieving the Air Force Vision and Strategy -- 3 Air Force Career Fields and Occupations That Currently Require a STEM Degree -- 4 STEM Personnel in the Acquisition Workforce -- 5 The Current and Future U.S. STEM-Degreed Workforce -- 6 Managing STEM Personnel to Meet Future STEM Needs Across the Air Force -- 7 The Need for Action -- Appendixes -- Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members -- Appendix B: Meetings and Speakers -- Appendix C: Supporting Demographic Data -- Appendix D: Air Force STEM Workforce -- Appendix E: Length of Time to Fill Civilian Positions -- Appendix F: Applying Basic Rated Management Process and Model to STEM -- Appendix G: Scientists, Engineers, and the Air Force: An Uncertain Legacy.