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LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
AIR AND SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION (f/k/a AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION)

2. Address

Address1
1201 South Joyce Street
Address2
​C6 Second Floor
City
Arlington
 State
VA
 Zip Code
22202
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Burton Field
​7032475800
​bfield@afa.org
5. Senate ID#
​401106128-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​AIR AND SPACE FORCES ASSOCIATION (f/k/a AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION)
6. House ID#
​452060001
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2025
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​110,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Burton Field
 Date
1/20/2026 6:34:07 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code DEF

16. Specific lobbying issues

AFAs lobbyists will be working to add provisions into the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations Act. Those specific provisions include:

1.Increasing Resources for the Space Force. Specifically, to increase the services budget and personnel in eleven separate areas.

2.Fully Fund the Collaborative Combat Aircraft. Ensuring the Collaborative Combat Aircraft receives the current Future Years Defense Program plan of allocating $9.0 billion by the end of Fiscal Year 2029.

3.Combat Airpower Modernization and Sustainment. AFA requests the Congress maximize the procurement of new fighters by purchasing 75 F-35As and 36 F-15EXs. The AFA also seeks an increase in sustainment spending to $658 million to modernize existing aircraft.

4.Acquisition Reform. The AFA will be supporting wide-scale defense acquisition reform, such as those proposals offered by Senator Roger Wicker in his plan titled: Restoring Freedoms Forge: American Innovation Unleashed, and legislation such as the Fostering Reform and Government Efficiency in Defense or FORGED ACT. We will also be supporting provisions included in the House Armed Services Committees bipartisan legislation: the Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery Act or SPEED Act.

5.Sentinel ICBM. The AFA will continue its multi-year efforts to support the prompt acquisition and fielding of the Sentinel ICBM and will be opposing legislative initiatives which are designed to curtail this systems deployment.

6.E-7 Wedgetail. The AFA is working to ensure funding is restored to the E-7 Wedgetail program.

7.CyberPatriot. Created in 2009, with over 20,000 students participating each year, CyberPatriot is an annual middle and high school competition. Schools and other organizations, such as the Civil Air Patrol, create student teams which compete as if they were managing and defending the computer network of a small company. AFA is seeking additional funding for the competition.

In addition, the AFA members will work on the following issues:

1.Improvement to Ensure Quality of Care for Tricare Covered Children
2.Basic Allowance for Housing Restoration
3.Increase B-21 (Long Lead Items)
4.Support Sentinel Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent
5.$1.5 billion in funding for Air Force Material Command spares
6.Agile Combat Employment Sustainment

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
William
Castle
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Kassidy
Lemminn
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

Address
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City
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State
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Zip Code
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Country
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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

City
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State
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Zip Code
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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)