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Editorial: Preparing for a Fight

June 20, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
It is a law of survival, if not physics: In war, any advantage wielded by one side will be countered with an opposite, if not equal force, in a continuous back-and-forth until one or the other capitulates. The resultant innovation...

Editorial: Air and Space Dominance 

April 4, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
The Trump administration arrived in Washington promising to restore America’s military, reinvigorate deterrence, and bring back its warrior ethos. These are not things that can change overnight, but there is evidence of progress. Topics that were gingerly avoided six months...

WATCH: Going Deeper on the Significance of Space Warfighting

March 7, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
Space superiority emerged as a major theme of the 2025 AFA Warfare Symposium, and retired Space Force Col. Jennifer Reeves, now a senior fellow with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, goes deeper on the significance of that theme and what it means moving forward ...

WATCH: Taking Stock of Arctic Defense with Houston Cantwell

March 7, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
Air & Space Forces Magazine sat down with retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Houston “Slider” Cantwell, now a senior fellow with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, at the AFA Warfare Symposium to talk about the his research and panel discussion on Arctic defense and ...

WATCH: Examining the State of Air Force Readiness

March 5, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
Retired Air Force Col. John “JV” Venable, a former F-16 pilot and a senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, visited with Air & Space Forces Magazine at the AFA Warfare Symposium to talk about the state of readiness across the Air Force, ...

WATCH: Space Superiority Take Center Stage at AFA Colorado

March 5, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
Air & Space Forces Magazine sat down with Charles Galbreath, retired Space Force colonel and a senior fellow with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, at the AFA Warfare Symposium to talk about Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman’s message to Guardians and ...

Editorial: Eyes on the Prize

Feb. 7, 2025 | By Tobias Naegele
News coming out of the White House since President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration Jan. 20 is striking in its velocity. The subjects of his Executive Orders and policy memos were unsurprising, fulfilling oft-repeated campaign promises, but  the speed, volume, and details—or lack of them—caught everyone ...