Mr. Thomas J. Lawhead is the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force Futures, Headquarters, United States Air Force, at the Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia. In this role, Mr. Lawhead serves as the HAF A5, known as Air Force Futures, responsible for developing the Air Force Strategy and concepts, conducting strategic assessments of the operating environment through wargames and workshops, manifesting an integrated future force design, and achieving timely and effective operational capabilities required for tomorrow’s Airmen to fight and win. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lawhead was the Director of Capability Development, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Arlington, Virginia. He led a team of more than 200 military, civilians and contractor personnel in establishing capability‐based requirements policy and supporting major command requirements and future Air Force modernization programs. These programs include fighters, bomber, mobility aircraft, command and control, munitions, missile defense, cyber as well as a range of future crossdomain networked capabilities.