“World’s Greatest Air Force” is not a lifetime title like “Supreme Court Justice.”
Tobias Naegele
AFA became the Air & Space Forces Association April 7, a historic shift more than two years in the making.
We find ourselves today on the other side of the deterrence challenge, intimidated by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threats of possible nuclear war. Putin’s willingness to break norms others take for granted are destabilizing.
Terrible mistakes happen in war. When life and death is at stake and time is short, some judgments will inevitably prove wrong.
In playing the victim, Putin evokes Adolf Hitler in September 1938.
Winding down to the end of 2021 and looking forward to the year ahead gives us an opportunity to count our blessings and take note of what ails us.
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Modernization has never been more essential, nor the funds more elusive.
If there’s a takeaway from the Biden administration’s fiscal 2022 defense budget, it’s this: The Air Force remains the billpayer for space capabilities, and it does so at the nation’s peril.
The air, space, and cyber domains will take precedence over land and sea in future conflicts.
Culture change is a leadership issue. Time is of the essence.
