Dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies
Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula (Ret.) is one of the world’s foremost airpower experts. Featured in Airpower Pioneers: From Billy Mitchell to Dave Deptula, he was the principal attack planner for the Desert Storm air campaign, commander of no-fly zone operations over Iraq, and orchestrated air operations over Afghanistan in 2001. He is currently Dean at the Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.