Which of the following is NOT one of the current five Air Force Core Missions?

• A. Global strike
• B. Air superiority
• C. Rapid Global Mobility
• D. Space operations

Answer: (D)

The question tests your understanding of how the Air Force defines its primary roles. The five core missions describe the main areas the service prioritizes: striking globally when needed, achieving air superiority, and moving people and goods rapidly anywhere in the world, supported by intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Space operations is not counted among those five in this framing because space responsibilities have transitioned to the Space Force, making space-focused tasks outside the Air Force’s five core missions. So, the option that doesn’t belong to the Air Force’s five core missions in this context is space operations. The remaining missions—global strike, air superiority, and rapid global mobility—are clearly part of the current core set.