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New PACAF Commander Sees Heightened Emphasis on Base Defense

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, February 20th, 2024

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New PACAF Commander Sees Heightened Emphasis on Base Defense

A technician from the 421st Fighter Generation Squadron at Hill AFB, Utah performs an engine run to prepare an F-35A Lighting II aircraft for sorties during Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-1 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

As the U.S. Air Force embarks upon a reorganization to improve the service's position to counter China, Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, who assumed the helm of Pacific Air Forces last Friday, sees a heightened service interest and need for base defense, particularly in the cyber realm. Schneider, who's had a nearly 36-year career in the Air Force, has been an F-16, F-15E, and F-22 pilot whose last assignment was as the director of the Air Staff at the Pentagon…

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