The Air Force has decided to shift responsibility for the Air and Space Expeditionary Force Center from Air Combat Command to the Air Force Personnel Center. The paper change—no movement from Langley AFB, Va., to Randolph AFB, Tex., indicated at this time—takes effect Aug. 29. The service’s top personnel officer, Lt. Gen. Roger Brady says the move will “allow AFPC total visibility of Air Force requirements spanning home station to the front lines.” Maj. Gen. Anthony Przybyslawski, who ran AEFC as a brigadier general, now heads the Personnel Center. Col. Brian Kelly currently heads the expeditionary center.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.