Marine 
Corps Commandant Gen. James Conway told Pentagon reporters Friday that the MV-22 Osprey would begin serving in Iraq in September. Conway was not ready last month to give a date, but he clearly was chomping at the bit. The Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation, Lt. Gen. John Castellaw, said the Corps had been through “a very deliberate process to ensure that operationally, logistically that the squadron [VMM-263] and aircraft is ready to deploy.” He went on to say that the MV-22 tilt-rotor aircraft “goes twice as fast … three times as far …and it is the most survivable—about six or seven times—of … the aircraft that it replaces”—the nearly 40-year-old CH-46 helicopter.
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…
