Follow Air Force Magazine on Twitter (@AirForceMag) on Thursday for live coverage of AFA’s 2013 Air Warfare Symposium (hashtag #AWS2013) in Orlando, Fla. Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh will address the symposium on Feb. 21 at 8:35 a.m. East Coast time, followed by CMSAF James Cody at 9:20 a.m. Panel discussions on Thursday include airpower in the Libyan civil war; AirSea Battle; effective airpower in an era of decreased resources; fleet sustainment in the 2020s; and sustaining global presence with diminishing assets. Among Thursday’s senior Air Force panelists are: Air Force Materiel Command boss Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger; US Air Forces in Europe Commander Gen. Philip Breedlove; Air Combat Command head Gen. Mike Hostage; Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Paul Selva; Lt. Gen. Burton Field, deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and requirements; Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. James Jackson; and Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, who is scheduled to become the new Air National Guard director later this month. Follow the Daily Report on Thursday for more in-depth coverage of the symposium’s first day.
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.
