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Joint Warfighting Concept Needs Bolster of Airpower, Official Says

Joint Warfighting Concept Needs Bolster of Airpower, Official Says
Capt. Kristin Wolfe, F-35 Demonstration Team pilot and commander, flies during practice prior to the 2020 Ocean City Air Show at Ocean City, Md., Aug. 14, 2020. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula, the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, suggested on Dec. 8 that the Joint Warfighting Concept (JWC) needs to beef up its airpower component. "Word on the street is, when recently wargamed, the proposed joint warfighting construct didn't fare very well," Deptula said in a virtual conversation with Lt. Gen. Joseph Guastella Jr., the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for operations. "Perhaps, part of that is due to the fact…

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