Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley says that moving combat search and rescue back to Air Combat Command ensures CSAR assets are “directly linked to the Combat Air Forces and the personnel they support.” He maintains ACC will be able to mobilize CSAR faster for a national crisis and share CSAR appropriately for air expeditionary force rotations. Gone is the rationale used two years ago that linked rescue folks with similar functions in Air Force Special Operations Command. (See our 2003 article link above.) AFSOC officials say shedding CSAR will let the command “focus on the continually expanding special operations mission.”
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?