LTG Brad Webb, the commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, provides a briefing about AFSOC at the New York Foreign Press Center of the U.S. State Department located at the United Nations plaza on Oct 17, 2018. During the 28 minute video he provides a quick brief about his command as well as fields questions on his AF special operations units and personnel.
Topics Covered:
- Combat Aviation Advising (CAA)
- Battlefield Airmen
- Light Attack Aircraft program
- Great power competition
- Iranian influence
- National Security / Defense Strategy
- Increasing AFSOC presence in Pacific
- Motivation of AF special operators
- AFSOC OPTEMPO
Watch the video: (starts at the 1:00 mark)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GVoGSoXyA
Read the transcript:
https://fpc.state.gov/10/286754.htm
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Photo: LTG Brad Webb, taken from video, U.S. Department of State, video by Jonathan Wyett, October 17, 2018.
