Gen. “Mike” Holmes, commander, Air Combat Command, talks with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian on great power competition, future force size and the importance of having a combat ethos now that the service finds itself operating more in a contested environment at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference held at the Gaylord National Harbor. Our Air, Space and Cyber Conference coverage is sponsored Elbit Systems of America, L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS.