In Episode 1 of the Aerospace Advantage, the host John “Slick” Baum lays out the case for Aerospace power.  Slick starts from the beginning, and speaks with Lt. Gen. (ret) David Deptula to explain the importance of aerospace power.  He then interviews the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ Executive Director Douglas Birkey to fully develop the fundamental theories of aerospace power.  Doug covers the history of aerospace theory and leads us to today’s problem of an aging fleet and an unfunded Space Force.  Slick ends the episode with laying out the threats that the US faces in the aerospace domains, and how the US is taking these threats head-on.