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S. Clinton Hinote
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description: Lt. Gen. (Ret) S. Clinton Hinote, PhD ('Clint' or 'Q') is a keynote speaker, organizational strategist, and advisor to high-stakes leaders.
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award: Defense Superior Service Medal (United States Department of Defense)
award: Legion of Merit (United States Armed Forces)
award: Bronze Star Medal (United States Armed Forces)
award: Meritorious Service Medal with silver oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Air Medal (multiple awards) (United States Air Force)
award: Aerial Achievement Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Air Force Commendation Medal (United States Air Force)
award: Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster (United States Air Force)
award: Southwest Asia Service Medal (United States Armed Forces)
award: Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (United States Armed Forces)
award: Command Pilot Wings (United States Air Force)
award: USAF Weapons School Graduate Patch (USAF Weapons School)

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description: Pallas Advisors is pleased to announce that Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Clinton Hinote will be joining the firm as a Principal following his distinguished career spanning over 30 years in the United States Air Force. Sally Donnelly, a founding partner of Pallas, said Clint’s experience pushing for disruptive changes in the Air Force and wider Department writ large is exactly the type of leader we are looking for to join our Team. Hinote notes that disruption is key to the U.S. staying ahead of our adversaries; investing in future capabilities is more important than ever before. He looks forward to joining Pallas, a team that pushes emerging technology solutions into the right hands within the national security ecosystem.

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description: Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote is a professor of policy analysis at the RAND School of Public Policy. He served as the deputy chief of staff, Strategy, Integration, and Requirements, Headquarters, United States Air Force, at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. In this role, he served as the HAF A5/7, or senior Air Force leader responsible for representing the voice of tomorrow’s Airmen. HAF A5/7, known as Air Force Futures, focuses on developing 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.

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description: Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategy, Integration and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. In this position, Lt. Gen. Hinote is responsible for developing the Air Force strategy and multi-domain operating concepts, integrating through centralized design, and validating (and prioritizing) operational capabilities-based requirements to achieve national defense objectives and deliver timely and effective capability to the warfighter.

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description: S. Clinton Hinote is an operating advisor for Bessemer Venture Partners specializing in organizational reinvention and strategic leadership in defense tech.

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description: S. Clinton Hinote serves as Executive Chair of Federal and Defense Initiatives for LSI Technologies Inc. and assists in the development and implementation of a strategic planning framework that aligns the company's initiatives with military, defense, and government policies, ensuring consistency with federal priorities and national security goals.

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description: The Atlantic Council Commission on Software-Defined Warfare presents a software-defined warfare approach, offering recommendations for the DoD to adopt modern software practices and seamlessly integrate them into existing platforms to enhance and strengthen defense strategies.

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description: Designed and led classified wargaming efforts that revealed critical U.S. military vulnerabilities against peer adversaries, particularly China. His wargaming in 2018 demonstrated that U.S. forces were losing 18 straight competitions with peer adversaries, with outcomes worsening in each iteration. These findings led to fundamental reconsideration of Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) and multi-domain operations concepts. Developed operational concepts through iterative wargaming to test future force designs.
term code: expert, 15 years

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description: Key architect and champion of JADC2 concept - the integration of sensors, command and control, and weapons systems across all military domains (air, land, sea, space, cyber). Advocated for democratization of military data and decentralized command structures to enable mission command. Led implementation of concepts designed to prevent adversaries from disrupting U.S. command and control by distributing decision-making authority. Emphasized that JADC2 would make it 'almost impossible to cut the head off the snake' by enabling command from any platform.
term code: expert, 7 years

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description: Served as Military Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense during the Third Offset Strategy (3OS) initiative. Contributed to development of strategies leveraging emerging technologies to restore U.S. military advantage over near-peer competitors. Focused on multi-domain operational concepts, anti-access/area denial countermeasures, and human-machine teaming. Recognized the Third Offset as intellectual foundation for current multi-domain defense concepts including the Hellscape defense strategy for Taiwan.
term code: expert, 8 years

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description: Command pilot with over 2,000 flight hours including 240 combat hours in Operations Northern Watch and Southern Watch. Flew F-16 Fighting Falcon, F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter (Bandit 567), A/T-38, and T-37 aircraft. Served as USAF Weapons School instructor, demonstrating mastery of tactical employment. Commanded at squadron, wing vice commander, and wing commander levels including 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. One of only 558 pilots ever selected to fly the F-117 stealth fighter in the highly classified program.
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description: Led Air Force Warfighting Integration Capability (AFWIC) as Deputy Director, developing advanced efforts for design, integration and capability development across Total Force for multi-domain concepts. Pioneered thinking that moved beyond domain-specific warfare (air war, ground war, maritime war) to integrated all-domain operations. Developed concepts connecting air, land, sea, space, and cyber domains into unified operational frameworks. Emphasized that multi-domain operations are essential for future conflict success.
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China Military Competition Strategy
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description: Specialized in assessing and countering Chinese military capabilities, particularly A2/AD (anti-access/area denial) systems and integrated air defense networks. Developed strategies to restore U.S. competitive advantage as China achieved parity in precision-guided munitions and theater-level battle networks. Recognized that China's offset strategy in their near abroad fundamentally changed the strategic balance. Worked on concepts to counter Chinese capabilities including multi-domain swarming defense (Hellscape) for Taiwan scenarios.
term code: expert, 12 years

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John Boyd
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description: OODA Loop decision-making framework and maneuver warfare theory. Boyd's energy-maneuverability theory and emphasis on tempo/agility over raw firepower influenced modern Air Force tactical thinking. Boyd's concept of getting inside adversary decision cycles informs Hinote's wargaming methodology and emphasis on decision advantage through human-machine teaming and networked battle management.

Napoleon Bonaparte
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description: Operational art and maneuver warfare - concentrated force at decisive point, interior lines, tempo of operations. Napoleon's campaigns studied in military education as exemplar of strategic initiative and exploiting adversary vulnerabilities through speed and positioning. Relevant to Hinote's advocacy for operational agility and forward defense concepts.

Sun Tzu
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Ulysses S. Grant
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description: Relentless operational pressure and resource attrition against peer adversary (Confederate States). Grant's Overland Campaign demonstrated sustained offensive operations despite setbacks. His understanding of total war and applying pressure across multiple theaters informs modern thinking on multi-domain operations and imposing costs on adversaries.

Friedrich Nietzsche
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description: Philosophical concepts of will to power and perspectivism - multiple valid interpretations of reality, importance of mental frameworks in understanding conflict. Nietzsche's critique of dogmatism and emphasis on continuous intellectual reinvention aligns with Hinote's organizational transformation philosophy and rejection of dated doctrine.

Erwin Rommel
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description: Mobile armored warfare and exploitation of tempo advantages - Blitzkrieg tactics in North Africa. Rommel's emphasis on speed, initiative, and leading from the front influenced mechanized warfare doctrine. Relevant to Air Force thinking on rapid mobility and exploiting fleeting windows of advantage.

Carl von Clausewitz
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description: Foundational military theory from On War - friction, fog of war, center of gravity, defense as stronger form of warfare, war as continuation of policy. Clausewitz's emphasis on uncertainty and adaptation under pressure underpins modern professional military education and strategic thinking including wargaming as policy tool.

B.H. Liddell Hart
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description: Indirect approach and strategy of the indirect attack - achieving objectives through maneuver rather than frontal assault. Liddell Hart's critique of attrition warfare and emphasis on dislocation influenced post-WWII Western military thought. Relevant to Air Force concepts of standoff strike and avoiding adversary strengths.

Claude Shannon
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description: Information theory and mathematical foundations of communication - signal/noise ratio, bandwidth, encoding. Shannon's work underpins modern C4ISR systems and network-centric warfare. Relevant to Hinote's emphasis on digitized command and control, meshed sensor networks, and information advantage as key to future warfare.

Benjamin Franklin
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description: Enlightenment polymath - scientific method, practical innovation, diplomatic coalition-building. Franklin's combination of intellectual curiosity and pragmatic application exemplifies the renaissance generalist model. Relevant to Hinote's Ph.D.-holding fighter pilot profile and integration of academic rigor with operational experience.

Leonardo da Vinci
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description: Renaissance polymath ideal - combining artistic vision with engineering innovation. Da Vinci's designs for war machines and fortifications demonstrate integration of creativity and technical problem-solving. Symbolic of the intellectual versatility Hinote brings to defense transformation through cross-domain thinking.

Micah Zenko
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description: Wargaming theory and strategic planning methodology. Zenko's work on wargaming best practices and critiques of defense planning processes informs modern approaches to scenario-based force development. Relevant to Hinote's role leading Air Force Futures wargaming programs that exposed U.S. vulnerabilities against China.

Robert Work
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The U.S. Is Not Yet Ready for the Era of 'Great Power' Conflict
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A US Air Force war game shows what the service needs to hold off — or win against — China in 2030
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Replicator: An inside look at the Pentagon's ambitious drone program
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Days from Retirement Hinote Warns That Air Force Modernization Could Come Off the Rails
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Today's F-35As Not Worth Including In High-End War Games According To Air Force General
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Joint Chiefs Seek A New Warfighting Paradigm After Devastating Losses In Classified Wargames
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US Air Force to start new experiments with Boeing's MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone
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Air Force Weaponizing Cargo Planes For All-Domain Ops: Bomb Bay In A Box
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Not messing around: China's rapid military advances stoke fear catch Pentagon by surprise
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Lt. Gen. Clinton Hinote Outlines Ways to Facilitate Defense Innovation
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Airpower After Ukraine: The Future of Air Warfare (Today in DoD listing)
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Can four big commands prepare the Air Force to win wars?
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NFTF: Insights from Brig. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote USAF Deputy Chief Office of Security Cooperation-Iraq
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Col. Clint Hinote — Author/Contributor Page
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Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Clinton Hinote Joins Pallas Advisors
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If we don't change we're going to lose — Air Force strategy chief Hinote
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Hinote Urges Defense Innovation Board to Find Incentives for Faster Technology Development
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Wargame Ends Better With Trans-Domain Moves Hinote Says
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Weakened by War, Iran Hits Back by Strangling a Vital Waterway
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Iran Must Only Succeed Once to Trigger a Catastrophe
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A Predictable Problem
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Hegseth says Iran showing 'sheer desperation' in Strait of Hormuz as oil tankers remain stuck
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How AI is changing warfare
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Designing the Air Force America Needs with Lt. Gen. Hinote
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A Conversation with Brig Gen Hinote
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AFA Air Space & Cyber Conference 2021 — Future Force Design Panel
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Manned-Unmanned Teaming: Myth and Reality Panel
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description: Panel discussion on Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), manned-unmanned teaming, autonomous systems, and human-machine teaming.
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The Future of Air & Space Power Panel
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description: Panel on future of air and space forces, Global Integrated Wargame results, and trans-domain warfare.
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AFA Air Space & Cyber Conference 2022 — Closing Session
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description: Closing session panel on future planning, democratization of air power, and space superiority.
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Defense One Talk — Air Force Future Structure
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description: Fireside chat discussing Global Integrated Wargame results and trans-domain operations.
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AFA Warfare Symposium / McAleese Defense Programs Conference 2022
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description: Presentation on drone wingmen, CCA pricing, autonomous aircraft, and future force affordability.
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Senate Armed Services Committee Testimony — FY2024 Air Force Modernization
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description: Final testimony before Congress before retiring. Warned Air Force is not currently a force that wins; urged investment in future capabilities; noted transformation could fall off the rails.
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Senate Armed Services Committee Testimony — FY2023 Air Force Modernization
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description: Congressional testimony on Air Force modernization and FY2023 defense authorization.
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Defense Innovation Board Briefing
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description: Briefing on innovation adoption challenges in DoD, barriers to technology adoption, and incentives for faster development.
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NDIA Air Force Future Force Design Roundtable
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description: Roundtable discussion on Air Force future force design as Brigadier General Deputy Director AFWIC.
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NDIA IPW Captains of Industry Roundtable
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description: Featured speaker discussing Air Force strategy, integration and requirements, and future force.
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Air Force Futures w/ Lt. Gen. Clint Hinote
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description: Interview on Air Force Futures role, emerging technology, innovation adoption, and defense ecosystem.
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Startups + DoD — The Hermeus Podcast Episode 19
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description: Discussion on how startups and DoD work together, PPBE process, building relationships with government, and risk-taking.
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Deciphering Doctrine — Ep 16: Lt Gen Hinote disrupts AF doctrine
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Clint Hinote and Mick Ryan on Uncrewed Systems — SCSP Podcast Episode 41
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Leaders and Legends — Retired Air Force General on Leadership Principles
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Dcode Panel — VC and Emerging Tech in Government
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AFCEA Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium — Opening Speaker
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CUNY TV Appearance
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Atlantic Council — Airpower After Ukraine: The Future of Air Warfare
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Atlantic Council Commission on Software-Defined Warfare
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Defense News Conference 2025
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Next COC Conference
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SCSP President's Tech Brief — YouTube Contributor
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Commanding the Air: the Future of Airborne Battle Management
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description: The war against Iran has underscored both the continuing centrality of airborne battle management (ABM) for U.S. air operations as well as the limitations of an aging and undersized fleet. The destruction of an E-3 on the ground has also highlighted vulnerability concerns, which have led the Department of Defense to seek alternative approaches such as space-based systems and distributed battle management constructs. These challenges raise questions about the capabilities needed to fulfill the critical ABM mission in the near-term and in the future. The Center for a New American Security held a panel discussion on Wednesday, April 22, from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. ET, on these topics and more, examining the future challenges and roles of U.S. airborne battle management. The event marked the release of a new report, Eyes in the Sky: Airborne Sensing and Battle Management in Indo-Pacific and Homeland Defense, by Philip Sheers. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Stacie Pettyjohn, senior fellow and director of the CNAS Defense Program and featured Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote (Ret.), former deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration, and requirements, U.S. Air Force; Kari Bingen, director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies; and Philip Sheers, associate fellow with the CNAS Defense Program.
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