U.S. & Canadian Airpower and the Future of the Arctic—Rethinking Existing Paradigms

What do we defend? Why should we defend it? How can we defend it? The future of defence of the North American Arctic begins with asking these three strategic questions and ends with searching for possible answers.

This article is the culmination of over 30 years of experience of a USAF pilot and former navigator—who also served in strategy and policy on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon and in Combatant Commands—combined with the contributions of a scholar and a strategic communicator. In authoring this work, we recognize the priority of defending the American and Canadian homelands in North America from armed attack, and that we need to get it right.