Press Release – Retired Gen Joseph Guastella joins the Mitchell Institute Team as Senior Fellow

Arlington, Virginia, October 6, 2022 The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce that Lt Gen Joseph T. Guastella Jr., USAF (Ret.) is joining the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies as a senior fellow. In this position he will engage the leading-edge challenges of airpower strategy, operational concepts, and technologies. Lt Gen David Deptula, USAF (Ret.),Dean of the Mitchell Institute, commented, “I’ve long followed Gus Guastella as he’s advanced through the Air Force

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Press Release – Shane Thin joins the Mitchell Institute Team as Digital Media Content Assistant

Arlington, Virginia, August 10, 2022 The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to announce Shane Thin is joining our operations team as Digital Media Content Assistant. He will focus on developing strategies to enhance Mitchell Institute outreach through our website, webinars, and podcasts. While Mitchell Institute has always maintained an online presence, recent years have seen significant investment and focus in this area with the stand up of our Aerospace Nation webinar series, Aerospace

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Episode 82 – China v Taiwan: What’s Really Happening in the Air?

In Episode 82 of the Aerospace Advantage podcast, China v Taiwan: What’s Really Happening in the Air?, John Baum chats with Mitchell Institute’s Dan Rice; Ken Allen, previously with the China Aerospace Studies Institute; Gerald Brown of Valiant Integrated Services; and Thomas Shattuck of Perry World House to better understand the dynamics between China and Taiwan when it comes to contested air sovereignty. Clearly, relations between the two nations are complex and heated. From an

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Episode 81 – Space National Guard: An Imperative or Extraneous?

In Episode 81 of the Aerospace Advantage podcast, Space National Guard: An Imperative or Extraneous?, John Baum chats with Col Michael Bruno, Lt Col Scott McGuire, and Mitchell Institute’s Christopher Stone to explore the debate surrounding whether the nation requires a Space National Guard. This issue is garnering quite a bit of attention as of late, with the Administration seeking to block the stand up of a Space Guard while Members of Congress introducing language

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