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Gen. David Goldfein, the Air Force Chief of Staff explains the next steps for the service as they prepare for multi-domain warfare.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. \u2014 If China launched an attack on an Air Force satellite, which military official would be responsible for defending the constellation? Right now, there\u2019s not always a clear answer, but that\u2019s one of the questions the service hopes to answer this November during a new series of tabletop exercises, a one-star said Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first ever \u201cDoolittle Series,\u201d which will run from Nov. 5 to 9, is meant to help the service get a better grasp on future command and control constructs<\/a> that loop in space and cyber operations, said Brig. Gen. Chance Saltzman, who is leading the service\u2019s \u201cmulti-domain command and control\u201d<\/a> efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multi domain command and control is one of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Dave Goldfein\u2019s biggest priorities<\/a>, but figuring out how to connect air, space and cyber operations so that operators can quickly make informed choices is tricky business \u2014 and an often esoteric one that is difficult to convey to lawmakers and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Saltzman wrapped up a yearlong multidomain command and control review last year, which has spawned an implementation plan that was recently signed off on by Air Force Chief of Staff Dave Goldfein, as Goldfein told Defense News on Sept. 19 interview. Under the plan are three prongs of effort: generating concepts of operation, obtaining advanced technologies, and training and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Doolittle Series is meant to drive future concepts of operation, Saltzman told reporters in a Sept. 19 roundtable at the Air Force Association conference. To do that, multiple teams will be tasked with using various C2 structures \u2014 including current constructs, a clean-sheet C2 architecture, and a hybrid version with new and old elements \u2014 to solve different scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, if there is a satellite that is critical for accomplishing a mission in a specific area of operation, who is responsible for protecting it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s a simple question,\u201d Saltzman said, but with a difficult answer.<\/p>\n\n\n\t