Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) expressed concern during a Capitol Hill hearing Wednesday about a letter Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley sent to the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves. Leahy, who apparently had read a copy of the letter, interpreted it as expressing Moseley’s discomfort with the Guard’s dual mission and other issues. However, Moseley assured Leahy, who is co-chair of the National Guard Caucus, that his only concern was that the CNGR in its recommendations did not damage the USAF-ANG working arrangement. Moseley’s wish: “Don’t break my Air National Guard and my relationship with my Guard.”
Schiess Highlights Space Force’s Role in Epic Fury
Sept. 15, 2026
Guardians are playing a critical role in U.S. operations against Iran, providing electronic warfare effects to stifle enemy air defense and communication systems and other space capabilities vital to the war effort, Gen. Douglas Schiess said in one of his first appearances since swearing in as Chief of Space Operations.


