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STATE OF THE AIR FORCE: The (now-virtual) Air Space Cyber AFA conference begins today. Here's Air Force Times and Defense News' roundup of where things stand across the Air Force:
First up: @ValerieInsinna's deep dive into Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, his call to "accelerate change or lose," and the many challenges he's facing as he starts his leadership of the Air Force: https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/air-force-association/2020/09/11/the-new-us-air-force-chief-has-a-reputation-of-only-asking-for-what-he-needs-hes-going-to-need-a-lot/
I spoke to Lt. Gen. Webb about AETC's emergency measures to keep basic training going as the pandemic unfolded. AETC is now rolling some of those back (and preparing to mothball its Keesler AFB experiment) -- but it's ready to put them back if needed. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/09/14/air-education-and-training-command-aims-to-keep-new-airmen-coming-despite-pandemic/
I spoke with Lt. Gen. Slife about how the tragedy of SSgt Cole Condiff's death forced Air Force Special Operations Command to take a hard look at how hard it's been running over the last 20 years -- and how it's going to have to change this for the future. https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/09/14/19-years-into-war-on-terror-overstretched-afsoc-at-a-crossroads/
Air Force Global Strike Command head Gen. Timothy Ray on how it's shifting focus to China and Russia: https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/09/13/heres-how-global-strike-command-is-shifting-its-focus-to-china-russia/
And I spoke to USAFE commander Gen. Jeffrey Harrigian about how learning how to operate during the COVID pandemic helped USAFE hone skills it would need to use in a major conflict against a nation like China or Russia: https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2020/09/14/usafe-shifts-gears-to-fight-in-covid-era/
