As the United States military works to ensure its forces can effectively employ military power in an increasingly dangerous threat environment, it is imperative that its command-and-control air battle management (C2ABM) enterprise is postured for success. The ability to ensure forces are positioned at the right time and place to best secure the desired effects, while avoiding undue risk, is crucial and will make the difference between winning and losing in future conflicts. Current C2ABM capabilities are too old, are increasingly fragile, lack sufficient capacity, and are too vulnerable. Heather “Lucky” Penney and Doug Birkey explore this topic with air battle managers Lt Col Alex “Big Bobby” Wallis and Lt Col Grant “SWAT” Georgulis . The time for change is now. U.S. forces must always retain a tactical decision advantage.

Guests

Doug BirkeyExecutive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Lt Col Alex M. WallisAir Force Strategic Policy Fellow Alumni

Lt Col Grant GeorgulisAir Force Senior Developmental Education Fellow Alumni

Host

Heather PenneyDirector of Studies and Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

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• c2coord.com

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