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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to interview General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., the new chief of staff of the U.S. Air Force for Hoover’s “Capital Conversations” series. A fighter pilot, General Brown is the first African-American service chief in military history. As the immediate past Commander of Pacific Air Forces, in Hawaii, he had a front row seat on the growing aerospace competition with China and the People’s Liberation Army Air Force, which is fielding its own stealth fighters and modernized bombers. He also served as the deputy of U.S. Central Command, facing the modern air defenses supplied by Russia throughout the Middle East (and Asia). All this has convinced him that the U.S. Air Force faces perhaps the biggest challenge of the post-Cold War era: how to adapt to a radically more competitive environment, or risk being unable to ensure American dominance of the skies.
On taking over as chief of staff, General Brown released a strategy document, “Accelerate, Change, or Lose,” giving his vision for how the Air Force can meet the new global challenge. It’s been 67 years, since April 1953, during the Korean War, since a U.S. soldier was killed in action on the ground by enemy airfare. For nearly seven decades, America has essentially owned the skies, allowing our forces to operate globally with no fear of attack from above. If we lose that security, then the entire American way of war since Korea will be thrown into doubt.
It was a fascinating conversation with General Brown, including some stories about the famed Tuskegee Airmen, references to Marvel v. DC, and which fighter from any time in history he’d like to fly. You can watch our discussion here.
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“Is the Air Force In Danger of Losing the Skies?”
Maybe we could start by not giving away our secrets and our technological innovations to our enemies. How do you do this? When you catch the culprit, let’s call him a spy, or better yet a disgruntled employee, Shoot that person. Problem solved. It will give others pause for thought.
We are overrun with Chinese students going to our colleges and universities who are in fact working for the Chinese military or government. Also, university professors taking money directly from the Chinese government to gain access to our technology and research efforts. These people are in effect spies and should be given stiff imprisonment when caught and not turned back to the Chinese government. Every Chinese student should be thoroughly vetted and beyond that the numbers of Chinese students should be severely restricted.