After 9/11, the United States Air Force reorganized its public affairs division to focus less on long-term strategic planning and more on a communications effort that could support a war.
 
The change triggered an ongoing restructuring that allowed the Air Force to evaluate its messaging and the way it communicates both with airmen and the American public.
 
“When we started this restructure, we wanted to see what capabilities we needed to operate in a 21st century communications ...