The Air Force hasn’t made a public announcement on the specific locations for its five new regional contracting centers, but an Oct. 10 release explains the background for a “fundamental transformation of the installation acquisition organizational structure.” Maj. Gen. Tom Owen, head of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center in Georgia, talked recently about the additional jobs that the new RCC would bring to Warner Robins, Ga. And, we’ve learned that the other four centers will be in Colorado Springs, Colo., Hampton Roads, Va., San Antonio, Tex., and St. Louis, Mo. Under the new arrangement, USAF also plans to “consolidate acquisition management and oversight” under Air Force Materiel Command.
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…
