McPeak at AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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McPeak: ‘No Country with Adult Leadership Wants to Fight the US Air Force’

Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses the role of people in the US Air Force’s contemporary legacy and the autonomous weapons threat during Part 5 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Former USAF Chief McPeak on Lessons Learned from Reorganizing the Service

Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, reflects on lessons learned from reorganizing the US Air Force and why military jointness can be a challenge for the service during Part 4 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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McPeak Reflects on Morality of Vietnam War, Challenges of Leading USAF

Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses the morality of the US involvement in the Vietnam War, becoming US Air Force chief and the job’s challenges during Part 3 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies and Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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McPeak on Joining USAF, Flying the F-100, Embracing Inverted Flight

Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discusses why he joined the Air Force, flying the F-104 and F-100 aircraft, and facing his fear of inverted flight during Part 1 of his Sept. 18, 2017, interview at AFA’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show. The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.

AFA 2017 Air, Space & Cyber
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Former USAF Chief McPeak: US Must ‘Militarily Dismantle’ North Korea’s Nuclear Capability

In an excerpt from his interview at the Air Force Association’s 2017 Air, Space & Cyber conference and trade show, Gen. Tony McPeak, USAF Ret., 14th US Air Force chief of staff and a 2017 Air Force Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, calls North Korea “the biggest security problem” he’s ever seen and says he thinks the US needs “to militarily dismantle” its nuclear capability “in a fairly near term.” The event was held in National Harbor, Md., just outside of Washington. The Defense & Aerospace Report’s coverage is sponsored by L3 Technologies & Leonardo DRS, and this interview is in partnership with the Air Force Association.