Air Force Global Strike Command boss Gen. Robin Rand said his command needs a “minimum of 100” B-21s, but indicated strongly that it should have more of the Long-Range Strike Bombers to perform all of its missions. “When asked to...
To ensure that they remain ready to perform their critical mission as part of the strategic nuclear deterrent force, the land-based intercontinental ballistic missiles and the strategic bomber force must be modernized, the Air Force Global Strike Command boss said...
Air Force and civilian leaders broke ground on a KC-46A sustainment facility at Tinker AFB, Okla., Tuesday. “So while you view the KC-46 as something extraordinary for Tinker Air Force base, and it is, I view it as something extraordinary...
Though Turkey falls within US European Command’s area of responsibility, US Central Command boss Gen. Joseph Votel said the fallout from the attempted coup there is “something to be very, very concerned about.” Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum in...
US Central Command boss Gen. Joseph Votel said Thursday he has seen Iraqi government leaders gain an “increasing level of confidence” each of the five times he’s visited there in the past four months. Speaking at the Aspen Security Forum...
The Cold War playbook does not work for the threat Russia now poses, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Elissa Slotkin said Thursday. Russia’s use of hybrid tactics, including propaganda and cyber attacks, in Ukraine has forced...
Faced with a global security environment that is “complex, dynamic, and volatile,” the commander of US Strategic Command stressed the need for resiliency and flexibility in “delivering effective deterrence and assurance.” In response to the threats from nuclear-armed and belligerent...
Air Force Global Strike Command is changing the career path for its strategic missile control officers to keep more of them in that field to provide the future leaders, Gen. Robin Rand said Thursday. Speaking at an AFA Mitchell Institute...