Gen. Tod D. Wolters, USAF (Ret.) and the Mitchell Institute discuss new warfighting concepts with fifth-generation and sixth-generation aircraft that can achieve decisive effects forward in highly contested areas.
The rollout for this paper featured a conversation with Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, USAF (Ret.) and the Mitchell Institute about the state of the U.S. Arctic domain and the need for the nation to rebuild its northern tier defenses.
Former U.S. Strategic Command commanders, Gen Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (Ret.), Gen. Robert Kehler USAF (Ret.) and Adm. Charles A. Richard USN (Ret.) set the record straight on nuclear deterrence. Given Russia’s nuclear saber rattling, China’s nuclear break-out, and America’s nuclear triad reset, this conversation is more important than ever.
There is no time left to delay reversing the Department of the Air Force’s current course. The fixes must start now, or the United States risks losing the next major war.
Bottom line, the U.S. Air Force does not have enough pilots to sustain a credible combat force in peacetime, much…
Hostile actions by Russia, Iran, and China clearly show that the United States is struggling when it comes to shaping…