9/11 20 Years Later: 3 Airmen Reflect
John “Slick” Baum speaks to three individuals who found themselves thrust into crisis none could have imagined as they began their day. Join us for their recollections of the day America was attacked.
Press Release: Royal Australian Air Chief Visits AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
ARLINGTON, VA | September 9, 2021On September 9, the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies hosted aerospace power discussions with Air…
Adversary Insights: Understanding Chinese Airpower
John “Slick” Baum is joined by Dr Brendan Mulvaney and Ken Allen of Air University’s China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI), Cristina Garafola or RAND, and Dan Rice of the Mitchell Institute to better understand the People Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF).
Afghanistan Assessment: The Rendezvous
In the wake of this historic failure, it’s also important to look at what happened from a strategic perspective. The dedication to duty at the individual and unit level during this conflict was second to none, but the strategic decisions made over the past twenty years often fell short. It will take years to understand what happened and why, but this conversation marks the start of that assessment.
Speed is Life: Agile Software in Air Combat
John Baum engages with Lt Col Mike Benitez, Director of Staff at the 53rd Wing; Dr. Jimmy “Rev” Jones, a fighter pilot-PhD; and Heather Penney of the Mitchell Institute to discuss a topic few of us consider—the “ones and zeros” of software that actually operate the jet.
Mission Creep Cost the Afghanistan War; Early Airpower Victory Squandered
Air Force Magazine | August 17, 2021 | John Tirpak | Airpower rapidly achieved America’s goals in the Afghanistan War…
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