The Air Force is moving ahead with its plan to realign aircraft maintainers with the operations units they support, at least for the fighter and combat search and rescue forces. The moves will begin next summer and conclude by November 2008, according to the directive just issued by Gen. Michael Moseley, Chief of Staff. Moseley had broached the idea publicly last summer, citing the long heritage of partnership between crew chiefs and aircrews. Moseley’s predecessor combined maintenance and logistics as a means to broaden career possibilities for young officers. Now, fighter and CSAR squadrons will include aircraft maintenance units that support them, while other maintenance units will combine with logistics readiness squadrons and aerial port squadrons to comprise new materiel groups. Moseley said that the new arrangement would “consolidate traditional logistics functions under a single logistics leader in the wing,” while it would provide the “most effective formula” for sortie generation and be “best for our Air Force.” (USAF report by SSgt. Monique Randolph)
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
