Mike Minihan is the current commander of Air Mobility Command. He was my squadron commander 2004-2006. He is a great human being and the best SQ CC I ever had. Here are a few quotes from a speech he gave last month.

As Minihan laid out, the U.S. military is currently not ready “to fight and win inside the first island chain” in the Pacific against the Chinese military in a potential conflict. This is a problem because “your kids grow up subservient to a rules-based order that benefits only one country if we lose this,” he said.

“They are tailor-making an air force to kill you,” Minihan said, about China. “Not you, hypothetically, you! Look in the mirror. You!”

“Nobody is going to care what our plans are for five to 10 years if we lose tomorrow,” he said. “Our toys, our training, our desires are meaningless unless we maneuver them to unfair advantage and unrepentant lethality.”

Take a look at the article about his speech here.

I hope his message gets out.

Well at least they won’t be killing white males. They aren’t welcome in today’s AF.

I recommend Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China by Michael Beckley and Hal Brands.

The guy makes a lot of sense.

If it comes to high-intensity conflict, the locus would be far from the US and logistics would be where the rubber meets the road. Stopping our supply would be a logical objective for the opposition.

I hope someone listens to him.

Interesting related article about us encountering the Chinese J-20 Mighty Dragon up close for the first time.

Aircraft appears to be FULL of stolen American and Russian tech:


F-35S ENCOUNTERED CHINA’S J-20: HERE’S WHAT THE AIR FORCE SAID ABOUT IT

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Originally posted by sigfreund:
I recommend Danger Zone: The Coming Conflict with China by Michael Beckley and Hal Brands.

Thanks. Looks interesting. I grabbed the audiobook for an upcoming road trip.

Great man and family. His son played football at my beloved Institute (Georgia Tech.)