According to its just released vision statement (see above), the Air Force plans to create a new “cyber command” to expand upon the service’s leading role in cyberspace. We quote: “The Air Force will stand up a “cyber command” to lead its airmen to victory on the digital battlefield. This new command will have offensive capabilities and deliberate target sets, and will be at the vanguard of protecting the nation from an electronic “Pearl Harbor.”
The White House is nominating Maj. Gen. Mark B. Pye to pin on a third star and serve as the deputy to Gen. Dale R. White, the new czar in charge of the Air Force’s biggest acquisition programs, including the F-47 fighter and B-21 bomber. Army Maj. Gen. Brian W. Gibson has also been nominated for a third…

