The top Air Force officer at Andersen AFB, Guam, says the base will not get the $350 million service officials had projected for Fiscal 2007. Col. Michael Boera, 36th Air Expeditionary Wing commander, on Jan. 25 told members of the Guam Chamber of Commerce that the base was to receive less than $100 million, according to the Pacific Daily News. Boera indicated that plans would be drawn out over several more years, but the Andersen build up would continue. Why is he so certain? Boera explained that the Pacific Region is ripe for a confrontation. He maintains people would be “kidding themselves” if they think otherwise.
CCAs and Autonomy Gain Momentum as Focus of Future Force
Sept. 29, 2026
For the past four years, the idea of autonomous drone warfare like Collaborative Combat Aircraft has been discussed as a future concept, rather than near-term reality. But now that promised vision appears imminent, with the Air Force promising at least 1,000 such drones by 2032.