David A. Deptula

David A. Deptula is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant general who planned the air campaigns over Iraq in 1991 and Afghanistan in 2001. He has been a joint task force commander twice. He is the dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies and a senior scholar at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Character and Leadership Development.

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Stoltenberg holds a gavel at a desk with the NATO logo behind him
Stoltenberg holds a gavel at a desk with the NATO logo behind him

6 Things NATO Can Do to Help Ukraine Right Now

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David A. Deptula, Marc R. DeVore, Emma Salisbury, Michael Hunzeker
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) leaves after an inspection of a mock-up F35A fighter during a review ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri air base Ibaraki prefecture on Oct. 26, 2014.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) leaves after an inspection of a mock-up F35A fighter during a review ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's Hyakuri air base Ibaraki prefecture on Oct. 26, 2014.

The Japanese Air Force Needs an Upgrade

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David A. Deptula
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