The Air Force Association’s (AFA) virtual Aerospace Warfare Symposium, themed, “Accelerate and Innovate: Actualizing the Need for Dominant Air and Space Forces,” was held February 24-26. it drew more than 5,000 registrants, 21 mission domain hub categories, 130 distinguished speakers, and 39 panels and presentations. The following are the panels hosted and moderated by the Mitchell Institute.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 | Emerging Technology and the High-End Fight: Insights from the Latest War Games
Moderator: Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret), Dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Lt Gen S. Clinton Hinote, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration, and Requirements
Lt Gen William J. Liquori Jr., Deputy Chief of Space Operations, Strategy, Plans, Programs, Requirements, and
Analysis, USSF
Thursday, February 25, 2021 | Aerospace Power in the Central Command Area of Responsibility
Moderator: Maj Gen Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret), Director of Research, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Lt Gen Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)
Maj Gen DeAnna M. Burt, Commander, Combined Force Space Component Command and Deputy Commander,
Space Operations Command
Friday, February 26, 2021 | Defending the Homeland
Moderator: Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret), Dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Gen James H. Dickinson, U.S. Space Command Commander
Gen Glen D. VanHerck Commander, United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense
Command
Friday, February 26, 2021 | Nuclear Deterrence and the Future of the Triad
Moderator: Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret), Dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Gen John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen Timothy M. Ray, Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) and Commander, Air Forces
Strategic – Air, U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
Lt Gen Thomas Bussiere, Deputy Commander, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
Friday, February 26, 2021 | Training for War
Moderator: Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret), Dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Maj Gen Charles S. Corcoran, Commander, U.S. Air Force Warfare Center
Maj Gen Craig D. Wills, Commander, 19th Air Force
Friday, February 26, 2021 | Mosaic Warfare: Combat Adaptation through Mission Integration
Moderator: Heather Penney, Senior Resident Fellow, AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret), Dean, Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Mr. Bryan Clark, Senior Fellow & Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology, Hudson Institute
Dr. Timothy Grayson, Director, Strategic Technology Office, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency