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Upcoming National Defense Strategy May Portend New Kinds of Command and Control

Upcoming National Defense Strategy May Portend New Kinds of Command and Control
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Todd Hardeman, 714th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics journeyman, goes through the synoptic system page of the KC-46 Pegasus last June 23 at Altus AFB, Okla. The synoptic system page alerts personnel of faulting systems of the aircraft. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The upcoming National Defense Strategy (NDS) may portend new kinds of command and control (C2) able to withstand cyber and space attacks, as the United States moves military forces forward for a given conflict zone, Air Force Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, the head of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), said on Feb. 2. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has said that China is the pacing challenge for the United States, and the NDS is likely to put down a marker for military…

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