Operational Imperative Series

Resilient Basing, Sustainment, and Communications

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DATE: August 29, 2023

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies invites you to watch or listen to our Aerospace Nation with Brig Gen Michael Zuhlsdorf, Deputy Director, Resource Integration – Engineering, Logistics, and Force Protection; Col James Hartle, Associate Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection; Col Patrick Launey, Chief, Logistics Readiness Division and Logistics Readiness Officer Career Field Manager, Directorate of Logistics; and Mr. Todd Serres, Associate Chief, Command and Control and Integrated Air and Missile Defense Division within the Training and Readiness Directorate/DCS Operations.

As the leads for Secretary Frank Kendall’s fifth operational imperative, “Defining optimized resilient basing, sustainment, and communications in a contested environment,” Brig Gen Zuhlsdorf, Col Hartle, Col Launey, and Mr. Serres joined us to share their perspectives on these key topics, with particular focus on the U.S. Air Force’s approach to Agile Combat Employment (ACE).

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Brig Gen Michael J. ZuhlsdorfDeputy Director, Resource Integration – Engineering, Logistics, and Force Protection
Col James L. HartleAssociate Director of Logistics, Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection
Col Patrick R. LauneyChief, Logistics Readiness Division and Logistics Readiness Officer Career Field Manager, Directorate of Logistics
Todd SerresAssociate Chief, Command and Control, Integrated Air and Missile Defense, Training and Readiness Directorate, DCS Operations
Doug BirkeyExecutive Director, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

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