“I believe we do not have enough intel players,” Air Force Chief of Staff Moseley told attendees at the AEI conference. Apart from simply increasing the number of intelligence personnel, Moseley said that he wants to target additions across the active, reserve, and civilian force. He said he also has set up a group to examine whether current intel specialists “have the right skill sets” for the kinds of missions USAF needs doing.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III conducted virtual talks on April 16 with his Chinese counterpart, Adm. Dong Jun, Beijing's Minister of Defense, marking the first direct talk between defense chiefs of the two nations in close to two years.