HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news release:
U.S. Air Force Gen. Kevin Schneider, who took command of Pacific Air Forces Feb. 9, shared his thoughts during a senior-leader panel at the Air and Space Force Association Warfighter Symposium in Aurora, Colorado, Feb. 13.
"As a nation, I think there has to be recognition of the severity of the situation that we're in - the potential for conflict and the deterrence required to prevent that," Schneider said. "We've been able to maintain peace and stability in the Pacific for over 80 years. The President, our military, and our allies and partners have underwritten prosperity for all our benefit."
The panel, titled "Rising Intensity of Competition a...