Gen. Mike Holmes

Here’s What the Next Chief Was Saying Last Week

March 2, 2020 | By Amy Hudson
Gen. Charles Q. Brown sat down with reporters at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium, just days before officially being tapped as the next Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The wide-ranging interview touched on Joint All-Domain Command and Control, logistics while under attack, the challenges ...

Holmes Lays Out ‘Fighter-Like’ Roadmap

Feb. 27, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Air Combat Command is shifting from a "fighter roadmap" to a "capabilities" roadmap that will capture many of the things fighters do today, but likely with new types of unmanned systems and "attritable" aircraft, Gen. Mike Holmes told reporters Feb. 27. The idea of a ...

Holmes Sees Need for Roles and Missions ‘Deconfliction’

Feb. 27, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force doesn't begrudge the Army its long-range fires to counter adversaries like Russia, but Air Combat Command chief Gen. Mike Holmes said the services need to work together to prevent excessive duplication of effort. “We don’t have a monopoly on national technical means ...