Aerospace Advantage

Understanding the Threat Environment in Space: Chief Lerch

China is pressing hard to gain a spacepower capability advantage over the United States, including offensive and defensive capabilities on orbit. Our Mitchell Institute team explores these realities with Chief Master Sergeant Ron Lerch, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Deputy of Chief of Space Operations. This is a crucial conversation you won’t want to miss.

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Command and Control Air Battle Management: The Air Layer Still Matters

The Air Force must ensure that its command-and-control air battle management (C2ABM) enterprise is postured for success.  Current C2ABM capabilities are in major need of a reset. 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.

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