Airpower

Assured C2 for Airpower: A Proposed US Air Force Cyber Strategy

The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is pleased to release the ninth entry in its Mitchell Forum paper series, Assured C2 for Airpower: A Proposed US Air Force Cyber Strategy, by Lt Gen Stan T. Kresge, USAF (Ret.). Over the past 25 years, the US Air Force has enjoyed unchallenged command and control (C2) of its forces in combat. No adversary has successfully targeted Air Force networks and supporting cyber systems to a degree that

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The Parabolic Curve: Creating Operational Agility in the Third Offset Strategy

The “third offset strategy” is viewed as the third chapter of a long running United States defense policy, an evolution driven by a requirement to “offset” current and future threat capabilities in an increasingly complex and constrained environment. Unfortunately, the rhetoric of this strategy has seemingly outpaced content to support its goals. The US Air Force’s Strategic Master Plan and Future Operating Concepts, for example, provide a broad vector and vision, but lack actionable substance.

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Airpower

No matter the mission, from air superiority and long range strike to air mobility and command and control, a broad range of missions executed in the air provide vital options at the strategic, operational, and tactical realms.

Space

National security space activities are essential facets of any military operation, while also creating conditions essential for the civilian economy.

Acquisition

Empowering actors at all levels with a smart set of options at the right time and place demands procuring the most effective, efficient, and resilient set of tools.

Strategy

Meeting nationals security requirements today and tomorrow requires insightful, creative approaches that prioritize America’s strengths, while not projecting undue vulnerability.

Budgeting

Resource investment must prioritize investments that will yield best value for the Air Force, Space Force, and national security establishment as a whole.

Nuclear

Strategic deterrence is the bedrock of the national security enterprise thanks to the virtues and value of the triad.