Monday, February 9, 2026
Policy Paper Release
Strategic Attack: Maintaining the Air Force’s Capacity to Deny Enemy Sanctuaries
Authors and Gen. Tim Ray discuss the topic of enemy sanctuaries and what is required for a war-winning strategy.
Past Events
Thursday, January 29, 2026
Airpower Forum
Mitchell Institute Airpower Forum
This year, top Air Force leaders discuss the realities of the threat environment and corresponding operational requirements that demand enhanced readiness, new technologies, modern operational concepts, and corresponding strategies.
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Policy Paper Release
Charting a Path to Space Superiority: The Cross-Domain Imperative
Securing space superiority is a joint warfighting imperative for the U.S. military. This paper details why and what space-focused institutional, operational, and cultural changes are required to meet rising threats from China and Russia.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Schriever Spacepower Series
Maj. Gen. Chris Povak
The National Reconnaissance Office is leading one of the most ambitious architectural transformations in intelligence history. Join the Mitchell Institute’s discussion with Gen Povak for an informative look at dramatic transformation occurring within the NRO.
Tuesday, December 2, 2025
Policy Paper Release
It’s Time to Invest: Enhancing Current and Future U.S. Air Force Airlift
The Air Force must develop and commit to a plan that will restore the nation’s mobility backbone, its air mobility fleet.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
Research Report Release
A Broader Look at Dynamic Space Operations: Imposing Multi-Dimensional Dilemmas on Adversaries
Check out for our latest paper release with Lt. Gen. John Shaw regarding the current state and future of dynamic space operations (DSO).
Tuesday, September 9, 2025
Aerospace Nation
Industry Insight with Mitchell Experts
Join Steve Russell from GE Aerospace and Mitchell experts as they discuss America’s propulsion advantage and why it’s important.
Friday, September 5, 2025
Research Report Release
Winning the Next War: Overcoming the U.S. Air Force’s Capacity, Capability, and Readiness Crisis
The Air Force faces a readiness and capacity crisis. The Mitchell Institute and Gen. Mark D. Kelly, USAF (Ret.) discuss how the Air Force and Congress can rebuild the service to confront today’s threat environment.
Thursday, September 4, 2025
Policy Paper Release
Homeland Sanctuary Lost: Urgent Actions to Secure the Arctic Flank
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.
Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Aerospace Nation
Gen. Kevin Schneider
Join us for what promises to be a most interesting conversation about airpower and the Pacific theater.