Who’s Who in Defense: Gen. Christopher Mahoney, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
In his position, Gen. Mahoney is the senior adviser to Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
In his position, Gen. Mahoney is the senior adviser to Air Force Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
In this op-ed, Bill Greenwalt of AEI reflects on why eliminating the Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System is a positive change for the Pentagon.
"The current administration claims to support a strong military. You could have fooled me," writes Dennis Blair, former Commander in Chief of the US Pacific Command and Director of National Intelligence, in this op-ed.
AEI's John Ferrari argues that lawmakers must hear from incoming service leaders on the assumptions they're making as they prepare for their new, highest-level jobs.
The former fighter pilot and current chief of staff of the Air Force is expected to be a champion for the service’s modernization strategy, as well as an advocate for making the armed services more inclusive.
Though Brown is expected to get the nod, a National Security Council spokesperson cautioned that no final decision has been made.
Amid questions of authority, top general overseeing JADC2 defended the Pentagon's current approach to the governance of the concept.
As the Biden administration cuts it close with critical post, one analyst said Grady is a former fleet operator versed in "the challenges of dealing with day-to-day activities to counter adversaries and deter aggression."
"It’s ultimately a political decision, and ... this demands a strong and fully staffed OSD," said Mackenzie Eaglen, of the American Enterprise Institute. "That doesn’t seem likely until much later this year."
The Joint Chiefs say they "witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law. The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection."
One day after President Trump told the country not to worry about COVID-19, all but one member of Joint Chiefs of Staff are forced into lockdown. The head of Cyber Command is in quarantine as well.
The Air Force will lead work on the concept for command & control, the Navy will lead joint fires, and the Army has logistics.
"JADO requires changing how the United States Air Force thinks about and conducts operations," Air Force Chief of Staff Goldfein stresses in the announcement.
Senior Pentagon and service officials observed the last day of the ground-breaking ABMS exercise and the Air Force engaged Northern Command to create and manage the scenario.