The Air Force has to “think outside the box” about its role in warfare of the future, long-time defense analyst Jeremiah Gertler said at a Heritage Foundation seminar May 21. Gertler thinks USAF doesn’t have a “Day Two” plan for after it has established air dominance in any given theater. Gertler says the Air Force is in need of another Billy Mitchell type—a strong leader with a future-oriented mindset. We have heard this somewhere before (read “The Billy Mitchell Syndrome.”) Yesterday, we reported that Gertler also advocated that USAF must punch up its focus on mobility assets if it is to gain in the budget wars.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
