Air Force force structure

2020 Budget: One Half Step Towards A Great Power Strategy

The Trump defense budget takes significant steps to move from a focus on regional conflicts and counter-insurgency to a focus on great power conflicts. But the Army, Navy Air Force and Marines clearly are struggling with this balance.

By Mark Cancian

Air Warfare

386! Go On Air Force. Say it Loud. Now!

The Air Force is too small for what it is being asked to do. Here's what it needs to do to grow.

By John Lehman

Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission

Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.

By Breaking Defense