Mitchell Institute experts Mark Gunzinger and Lukas Autenried discuss their new research study, Building a Force That Wins: Recommendations for the 2022 National Defense Strategy. They explore the military attributes that are required to meet tomorrow’s national security challenges.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Mike Wigston, the head of the Royal Air Force, sits down with Mitchell Institute Dean Lt Gen Dave Deptula, USAF (Ret.) and Executive Director Doug Birkey for an in-depth conversation regarding key opportunities and challenges facing his service.
John “Slick” Baum dives into the story of Brig Gen Craig “Bluto” Baker, a fighter pilot who helped build the Operation Iraqi Freedom air campaign, and put boots on the ground to conduct after-action reports on his targeted sites. This episode is about his story, and his experience from the planning center to Saddam’s palace.
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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.
No matter the mission, from air superiority and long range strike to air mobility and command and control, a broad range of missions executed in the air provide vital options at the strategic, operational, and tactical realms.
Resource investment must prioritize investments that will yield best value for the Air Force, Space Force, and national security establishment as a whole.
Strategic deterrence is the bedrock of the national security enterprise thanks to the virtues and value of the triad.
National security space activities are essential facets of any military operation, while also creating conditions essential for the civilian economy.