vAWS 2021: Mission Domain Live Engagement—Strategic Deterrence

March 30, 2021

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Watch Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration Lt. Gen. James Dawkins Jr.; Greg Manuel, vice president and general manager for strategic deterrent systems at Northrop Grumman Space Systems; and moderator USAF Gen. Timothy M. Ray, Air Force Global Strike Command boss and commander of Air Forces Strategic—Air at U.S. Strategic Command take part in the “Mission Domain Live Engagement—Strategic Deterrence” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium.

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