Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, Jr. delivered a keynote address on “Airmen in the Fight,” highlighted by a mantra of “Airpower in the Answer” at the AFA Warfare Symposium, March 7, 2023. Watch the video or read the transcript.
Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.
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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivered a forceful speech March 7, arguing that service is at the heart of all U.S. military operations. "For more than 75 years when our nation has called, airpower was the answer," Brown said during ...
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