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Aircraft from the 354th Fighter Wing and the Air National Guard’s 168th Wing line up in an “elephant walk” on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Dec. 18, 2020, a demonstration of the wings’ ability to rapidly generate combat airpower. (Senior Airman Keith Holcomb/Air Force)
Air Force leaders are promising a return to a Cold War posture opposite China and Russia, hoping for a reprieve from the counterterrorism operations of the past two decades as America winds down its presence in Afghanistan.
The Indo-Pacific and Europe are often spotlighted as the central battleground for civil, military and economic competition with China and Russia. But conversations with air commanders around the world show how the rivalry is shaping operations in their own backyards, from U.S. support for foreign troops to learning to deploy from bare fields.
China, Russia loom over routine air operations across the globe (defensenews.com)
