In an op-ed in Friday’s Washington Post, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger gave a personal take on recent official suggestions that the US might begin withdrawing troops from Iraq next year. The idea “revived poignant memories,” said K. He went on, “The capacity for offensive action of the remaining forces shrinks. Once the process is started, it runs the risk of operating by momentum rather than by strategic analysis, and that process is increasingly difficult to reverse.”
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.