The Air Force has released its new strategic plan, in which it delineates “scalable choices that are unlimited by distance or time and span the entire range from humanitarian assistance to nuclear strike.” The Air Force, it says, provides “persistent, lethal, overwhelming air, space, and cyberspace power massed and brought to bear anywhere, anytime.” The 32-page “Air Force Strategic Plan 2006-2008” outlines the service’s strategic choices, three priorities by which it will judge every choice, and its seven goals.
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff touted his highly unusual background for the job as an asset and reaffirmed his commitment to stay apolitical during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 1.