Retired Gen. John P. Jumper believes the Air Force could shrink further. The former Chief of Staff was quoted in an Enid (Okla.) News & Eagle story as saying he expects USAF will have to become leaner and more flexible. He had a warning: Twenty years from now, the Air Force will still be operating 80 percent of the aircraft now in its inventory, so airmen “have to integrate what we have, keep putting things together in new ways.”
The Guardians of the 11th Space Warning Squadron were honored as the top U.S. Space Force unit for 2024 for their role in thwarting Iranian missile barrages last year.