vAWS 2021: Science, Technology & Innovation In Every Domain

April 1, 2021

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Watch Air Force Materiel Command boss Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr.; Lt. Gen. John F. “JT” Thompson, commander of the Space and Missile Systems Center; Brig. Gen. Heather L. Pringle, commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory; Dr. Joel B. Mozer, USSF chief scientist take part in the “Science, Technology & Innovation In Every Domain” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium moderated by retired Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, AFA executive vice president.

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