Jeff Hagen

Key Findings The USAF continues to explore various options to improve installation resiliency; however, improvements to date have been limited, though the threat has advanced substantially. Over time, the USAF can expect future air base defense costs for achieving desired sortie generation in wartime or contested environments to increase.

To the editor — Last week, en route to a hike in Mount Rainier National Park, my wife and I stopped briefly at the Pacific Crest Trailhead just east of Chinook Pass. Later, when we reached the entrance station for the park, I realized my wallet was missing. I was sure I had placed it in my back pocket at home. There wasn’t much we could do at that point, so we completed our hike and drove home.