When asked how the Air Force has started to shift its focus to the Asia-Pacific region as called for in the new national defense strategy, Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Paul Selva turned the question around and asked when the Air Force ever left that area. “As we look at the future in the Pacific, we shouldn’t be bashful about looking in the rear view mirror,” said Selva during a panel discussion at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 21.”We shouldn’t forget we didn’t abandon the Pacific, we just changed the state of play.”
Former AFCENT Commander Reflects on Lessons of Epic Fury
Sept. 13, 2026
Operation Epic Fury marked the U.S. military's largest air campaign in a generation, with strikes on 13,000 targets in Iran before the first in a series of shaky ceasefires began in April. Now, even as hostilities continue to flare up, Lt. Gen. Derek C. France sees several clear lessons that…
