About this episode

The episode discusses how to grow the Air Force amidst new defense spending opportunities, featuring insights from two retired Air Force generals.

Episode Summary: President Trump's defense spending boost presents major opportunities for the Air Force. However, many officials have spent their entire careers living through extended periods of austerity—with budget toplines driving decisions, not what they really need to meet requirements. Switching gears to grow the force involves a different mindset to address different challenges and maximize opportunities. That’s what we discuss today: how do we grow the Air Force? We are joined by two legends of airpower for this conversation: Gen. Ron Fogleman, USAF (Ret.), the 15th Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Gen. Mike Loh, USAF (Ret.), who served as the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force and later as the first commander of Air Combat Command. They both spent time in key plans and program assignments during the Reagan-era build up, the last time the Air Force saw a surge of investment. Credits: Host: Heather "Lucky" Penney, Director of Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Gen. John Michael Loh, USAF (Ret.), Former Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force & Commander, Air Combat Command Guest…

People in this episode

Host: Heather "Lucky" Penney

Guests: Gen. Ron Fogleman, USAF (Ret.), Gen. Mike Loh, USAF (Ret.)

Topics covered

• Air Force growth
• defense spending
• Reagan-era build up
• military strategy
• airpower

Keywords

• Air Force
• defense spending
• military growth
• Reagan build-up
• airpower strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Air Combat Command, Air Force, USAF, President Trump

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