Clockwise from left, Gen. Timothy M. Ray, retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, and Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian take part in a panel during the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. AFA video screenshot.
Watch: The Right Mix of Stand-in/Stand-off Capability, from AFA’s vASC 2020
Sept. 30, 2020
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This video captures the panel entitled “The Right Mix of Stand-in/Stand-off Capability: A Mitchell Institute Session with Gen. Timothy M. Ray, Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach, and Gen. Jeffrey L. Harrigian that was held during the Air Force Association’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org
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