Sveriges mest populära poddar
The Aerospace Advantage
Stat och kommunFritid

Investing in Airlift: The Price of Tomorrow’s Victory — Ep. 267

1 tim 5 min•13 december 2025

Episode Summary:

The U.S. Air Force doesn’t have enough airlift. Today’s inventory is half the size of what it was in the Cold War, but current demands are far higher and more complex. This isn’t just an Air Force problem; it impacts the entire Department of War. Join us as Heather “Lucky” Penney talks with former AMC commander Gen. Mike Minihan, USAF (Ret.) and Mitchell Institute Non-Resident Fellow Col. Rob Owen, PhD, USAF (Ret.) about this challenge and what we should do to fix it.

Credits:

Host: Heather "Lucky" Penney, Director of Research, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies

Producer: Shane Thin

Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey

Guest: Gen. Michael Minihan, USAF (Ret.), Former Commander, Air Mobility Command

Guest: Col. Robert Owen, USAF (Ret.), Professor, Department of Aeronautical Science at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Links:

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of

Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace

LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/

#MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #mobility #airforce

Fler avsnitt av The Aerospace Advantage

Visa alla avsnitt av The Aerospace Advantage
Allied Leadership Conversation: Maj Gen Wickman, Commander of the Swedish AF — Ep. 290
•36 min
Want to Reset the Air Force? Lessons from the Reagan Build-Up — Ep. 289
•1 tim 12 min
FY27 Defense Budget, Fighter Support in Congress, Space Update: The Rendezvous — Ep. 288
•52 min
Innovate to Survive: Vietnam Air Combat Perspectives Part 2 — Ep. 287
•1 tim 1 min
Innovate to Survive: Vietnam Air Combat Perspectives Part 1 — Ep. 286
•58 min
A Century of Liquid Rockets: Conversation with ULA's Chief Rocket Scientist John Reed — Ep. 285
•55 min
Epic Fury Insights, FY27 Defense Budget, and Spacepower Update: The Rendezvous — Ep. 284
•1 tim 8 min
Understanding the Threat Environment in Space: Chief Lerch — Ep. 283
•1 tim 4 min
Command and Control Air Battle Management: The Air Layer Still Matters — Ep. 282
•1 tim
Frontline Spacepower: Command Perspectives from U.S. Space Forces-Central — Ep. 281
•43 min

The Aerospace Advantage med The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies finns tillgänglig på flera plattformar. Informationen på denna sida kommer från offentliga podd-flöden.