POZNAN, Poland — As cyber warfare increasingly shapes the 21st-century battlefield, 16th Air Force reaffirmed its commitment to allied security and proactive defense during the Impact’26 strategic forum and subsequent bilateral engagements, May 13-14.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Christman, Air National Guard assistant to the commander, 16th Air Force and Polish Maj. Gen. Karol Molenda, commander of Poland's Cyber Command, held a Key Leader Engagement in Poznan, May 14. Both leaders emphasized that the extensive network of allies and partners across the Euro-Atlantic and the Indo-Pacific serves as an asymmetric advantage, a strategic force multiplier in the cyber domain, that our adversaries cannot match.
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As cyber warfare increasingly shapes the 21st-century battlefield, 16th Air Force reaffirmed its commitment to allied security and proactive defense during the Impact’26 strategic forum and subsequent bilateral engagements, May 13-14.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jason Christman (right), Air National Guard Assistant to the commander, 16th Air Force, discusses the importance of owning the cyber battlespace with international peers ( from left to right), including Czech Republic Brig. Gen. Radek Haratek, Swiss Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Simon Müller, and Singapore Armed Forces Col. Clarence Cai, at Impact'26 in Poznan, Poland, May 13, 2026. The engagement underscores that the robust network of allies and partners in the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions provides an asymmetric advantage against adversaries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Rabia Coombs)
