![]() ![]() “I think the Russians learned if you don’t pay attention to the logistics, it’s hard to win and hard to move forward,” he said. And that’s an area that we are focused on not only as an Air Force, but I’d also say as a joint force.”īrown highlighted Air Mobility Command’s massive Mobility Guardian exercise, as well as CORONA South, a recent logistics-focused tabletop exercise held in June among senior leaders.īrown said logistics figures high on the list of lessons from the war in Ukraine. You have to work with allies and partners to have access to locations, so you can put capability into place. “You have to pre-position capability and have that in place. “You cannot wait until the crisis occurs to be able to deploy capability,” Brown said. Yet he had plenty to say about the Indo-Pacific region and offered hints about his views on deterrence and readiness for conflict with the Chinese. If confirmed, Brown pledged to foster an environment as Chairman in which “you step away from your own empirical interests and then we do what’s best, not just for your part of the organization, but what’s best for the entire organization.”īrown mentioned China- America’s “pacing challenge,” according to the National Defense Strategy-just once by name throughout his entire testimony. It’s really the analysis that we have to go through to be able to determine how we make those tough calls.” “We can work on emotion, but emotion doesn’t work. And so between that, as you look at that iron triangle, it’s the balance between those. “Because we can’t just try to modernize completely at the risk of today’s operations, and at the same time, we can’t maintain all capability for today’s operations and not have the capabilities the threats we see forthcoming. “I’ve often talked about how we have to balance risk over time and look at capability and capacity,” Brown said. “And that’s something we do need to do not just for Europe, but I would say for all of our major security challenges, to continue to reassess.”īrown’s analytical approach melded well with that of Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, and his toward analysis helped shaped the Air Force’s modernization program, including divesting older platforms to fund the development of future systems. ![]() Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) when asked about shifting resources within Europe. “I’m an engineer by background, so doing assessments and doing analysis is how I think about things,” Brown told Sen. And that’s where my focus will be: to continue that dialogue to ensure we can work together and then highlight where the challenges may be and then work with the right entities to be able to move forward to ensure that we are able to win the next war if called upon to do so, but definitely deter or avoid war.”īrown’s studious reputation is that of analytical thinker who studies issues deeply, tendencies that were on full display in his confirmation hearing. “That dialogue to me is hugely important to determine how best we can move forward and break down barriers and identify areas that we can work together on…not only as a military, but also between our nations, as well. “One of the benefits that I’ve had as having served as a commander of Pacific Air Forces is the number of air chiefs and chiefs of defense and in some cases, ministers of defense that I’ve known personally, had a chance to engage with,” said Brown. Central Command exposed him to allies’ top military leaders, an asset for any Chairman seeking to build international consensus. As a result, I’m mindful of the security challenges at this consequential time and the need to accelerate to stay ahead of the growing threat.”īrown’s experience in Command of Pacific Air Forces, at Air Forces Central, and as Deputy Commander of U.S. Having led warfighters abroad shapes my thinking. and more time with our fielded forces allies and partners, either in conflict or preparing for conflict. “So, I arrive before you having spent less time as a general officer in Washington D.C. I’ve held leadership positions focused on our five national security challenges-China, Russia, North Korea, Iran, and violent extremists,” said Brown. “For the 11 years prior, I served in seven assignments across four combatant commands-EUCOM, AFRICOM, CENTCOM, and INDOPACOM. Brown emphasized his operational experience repeatedly-as well as his relative outsider status in the Pentagon, where he has spent comparatively little time for such a high-ranking officer. ![]()
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