Finding doctrine in the desert
First Lt. Kaitlin Volk, an air battle manager, runs a vul, vulnerability window, during Project Convergence Capstone 5 at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California, March 11, 2025. As an air battle manager, Volk acts as an “offensive coordinator” of air combat, strategizing and directing air operations by providing command and control capabilities to air, ground and sea units. (Official Air Force photo by Morgan Brown)