PACAF commander: Air Force needs to ‘improve,’ staff up C2 capabilities
"The tree that that hangs on, the tree of our platforms and our capabilities is command and control, and I see a need for us to continue to invest and improve. And that’s people,” said Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Kevin Schneider.
By Michael Marrow on September 03, 2025 10:54 am
WASHINGTON — The Air Force needs to invest more in command and control to manage forces in battle if it wants to stay ahead of adversaries, especially China in the Indo-Pacific, a top Air Force official said Tuesday.
“I’d say that’s one of the areas on which we can improve, which is probably a way of saying, no probably not at this point,” Pacific Air Forces Commander Gen. Kevin Schneider said in a virtual discussion hosted by the Mitchell Institute, when asked whether his command has the people it needs to perform C2 battle management functions.
Pointing to missions like air superiority and mobility, Schneider said, “The tree that that hangs on, the tree of our platforms and our capabilities is command and control, and I see a need for us to continue to invest and improve. And that’s people.
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“So a long way of saying, there are opportunities for us to improve the people, the pipes and the processes for command and control battle management,” he said.
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