Chief Wright: Air Force needs ‘hybrid airmen’ to prepare for possibly devastating war
By: Stephen Losey   18 hours ago
A possible conflict with a major nation such as China, Russia or North Korea could bring “casualties, degradation of capabilities, [and] shortfalls the likes of we’ve never seen, at least in our lifetime,†Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright said Wednesday.
To handle the possibility of a devastating conflict, the Air Force needs to build “hybrid airmen†who are able to take on multiple roles, Wright said at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, Cyber Conference.
The Air Force shouldn’t go so far as to make airmen generalists, Wright said. But neither can it afford for them to be so specialized that they can’t take on another airman’s role if a conflict inflicts serious damage on their units, he said.
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