The Air Force has already achieved great synergies by integrating its active duty and reserve components more closely. But Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said Thursday at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando that he wants more of this. “We need to build on these accomplishments by putting some brainpower against Total Force Integration, part 2,” he said. This is just one of the ways in which the Air Force’s leadership is trying to mitigate the impact of resource constraints on the service’s ability to execute its mission most effectively and efficiently.
In the face of Chinese war plans to disrupt U.S. command-and-control networks in the event of a conflict, the Air Force needs to focus less on its “connect everything” efforts and prepare its combat aviators to fight without a constant connection to higher-ups, according to a new report from AFA’s…
