The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies is also proud to present the second in a special series of podcasts commemorating the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm featuring key airmen who participated in the campaign.
In Episode 6, Commanding the Air War: The Desert Storm Air Campaign 30 Years Later, Mitchell hosts a conversation between Gen (Ret.) Chuck Horner and Lt Gen (Ret.) Dave Deptula, the joint forces air component commander who led the air war and his chief offensive air campaign planner. Their air campaign marked a turning point in warfare. As they walk through the planning to the execution of the first attacks, which exploited the advantages of stealth and were based on a strategy of airpower, they reflect on the implications of their success and how it would change warfare and shape the development of airpower—and counter airpower—capabilities for decades to come.
This winning approach contrasts sharply with those that evolved in the conflicts of the first decades of the 2000s, in which our military became entrenched in nation-building. Given the current security challenges facing the United States, the lessons of Desert Storm are more important than ever.
You can find The Aerospace Advantage on the
Mitchell Institute website, as well as all major podcast outlets. New episodes will be released every other week. For more information, please contact Mitchell Institute at
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