.@thejointstaff “This operation, known as Operation Absolute Resolve, was discreet, precise, and conducted during the darkest hours of January 2nd… An operation that, frankly, only the United States military could undertake.”

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🚨 IRON LIGHTNING 25-2 — the largest exercise in Offutt AFB history, spanning 4 locations: Offutt, Ashland, Lincoln, and Sioux City. Agile Combat Employment wasn’t a concept — it was put into flight. #IronLightning 📷: Chad Watkins, TSgt Chris Thornbury, and Daniel Martinez

While our sister services patrol the ground, the @USAirForce patrols the skies…we've conducted nearly 50 reconnaissance flights and counting with U-2s, RC-135s, and MQ-4s in support of @USNorthernCmd

Your @USAirForce knows it takes #AirSuperiority to win in any fight. The F-47 is a true difference maker that puts any adversary on notice. Here is everything to know about the world’s first 6th-generation fighter jet: https://t.co/kNRGZUqj8W

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin: The F-47 will be the “crown jewel in the next generation air dominance family of systems.”

As most of us head into the weekend, I want to thank our U-2, RC-135 & RPA crews who are tirelessly providing unrivaled ISR support for @USNorthernCmd at the border to restore sovereignty and protect American communities…Stay safe and thank you! @PeteHegseth @SeanParnellATSD

We had a 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron crew in town! The Hoovers! ⁦@Offutt_AFB⁩

A former 55th Operations Group Deputy Commander, Lt. Col. Michael “Happy” Edmondson, U.S. Air Force retired, spent most of his career supporting the mission of Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance. Read the full story 👇 https://t.co/1cUbUX3jBt

General Dwight D. Eisenhower’s original "D-day Statement to Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force.” The National Archives holds a multitude of records related to #DDay and its surrounding events. https://t.co/Nn0ePCUyaz #WWII #Normandy #Veterans

Congratulations to Gen David Allvin on his confirmation as the 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff! While at the @AF_Academy today, Allvin was sworn in to his new role in the press box of the USAFA stadium - the same location where he commissioned 37 years ago. https://t.co/IGXgrvTIFl

.@AusAirForce @usairforce & @RoyalAirForce crews flew a RC-135 in the Pacific region demonstrating our strong alliance and increasing our ability to maintain a #FreeandopenIndoPacific @KadenaAirBase | @INDOPACOM

They were halfway to America when the pilot made an announcement. “We’ll be landing in Gander, Newfoundland.” What? Why? Where’s Gander? Newfoundland?

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8. Finally, war requires strategy to bridge the political ends it seeks with the military means it employs.

7. A competition between states can exist below the threshold of violence. In this space, an attack of a rival’s plans and alliances facilitates victory when the competition escalates to war.

6. The character of war must continually evolve to match the environment from which it begins.

5. If war becomes the policy of the state (failure of policy), the annihilation of enemy forces becomes the only acceptable end.

4. However, public opinion, chance, and politics limit escalation.

3. The nature of war is escalation.