U.S. Moves Troops and Additional Special Operations Aircraft Into Caribbean
The Wall Street Journal | December 23, 2025
National Security Strategy, CCA Developments, & Defense Predictions for ’26: The Rendezvous
National Security Strategy, Air Mobility Command’s new airlift recap plan, and the new STRATCOM commander. Plus, CCAs, the biggest take aways for 2025, and what we predict will shape defense in 2026.
Even Aces Have Heroes: Major Bob Lodge’s Ultimate Sacrifice
We chat with Ace Colonel Chuck DeBellevue, USAF (Ret.) as he reflects upon Major Bob Lodge, a fighter pilot from the famed 555th Fighter Squadron who made the ultimate sacrifice over North Vietnam. Lodge developed cutting edge tactics, harnessed new technologies, and personally took the fight to the enemy in ways that were truly above and beyond.
DoD needs to clarify service/agency roles in supporting ‘space superiority’: Mitchell Institute
Breaking Defense | December 9, 2025
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.
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Empowering actors at all levels with a smart set of options at the right time and place demands procuring the most effective, efficient, and resilient set of tools.
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Budgeting
Resource investment must prioritize investments that will yield best value for the Air Force, Space Force, and national security establishment as a whole.
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Strategic deterrence is the bedrock of the national security enterprise thanks to the virtues and value of the triad.
Space
National security space activities are essential facets of any military operation, while also creating conditions essential for the civilian economy.