vAWS 2021: The Total Force and World-Wide Engagement

April 1, 2021

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Watch “The Total Force and World-Wide Engagement” session from AFA’s 2021 virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium with Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve, and commander of Air Force Reserve Command; Lt. Gen. Michael A. Loh, director of the Air National Guard; Chief Master Sgt. Maurice L. Williams, command chief of the Air National Guard; Chief Master Sgt. Timothy C. White Jr., senior enlisted advisor to the Chief of the Air Force Reserve, moderated by retired Maj. Gen. Doug Raaberg, AFA’s executive vice president.

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