US Air Force Is Redrawing Its Pacific-War Playbook for China
By Marcus Weisgerber
November 26, 2018
New Pacific Air Forces chief wants deeper cooperation with allied militaries — and better drills for when comms go down.
If the United States has to go to war with China, its top Air Force general in the Pacific region wants allies more tightly woven into the battle plans — and ready to execute even when communications go down.
So Gen. Charles Brown is laying out new tactics and concepts of operations to be practiced in updated drills and wargames, the commander of Pacific Air Forces said Monday. Those drills might include fewer aircraft and people than has become customary — but that’s also part of the point.
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