Col. John Maykish (standing,) 609th Air Operations Center commander, facilitates a brainstorming session on the future of the Combined Air Operations Center, during AFCENT’s second annual innovation summit, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 8, 2018. The summit brought military and academic minds together to brainstorm warfighting challenges in the digital age and assess progress made in collaboration between the Defense Innovation Experimental Unit and the CAOC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Parkinson)