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n addition to the creation of an active associate unit at Montgomery, Ala. (see above), the Air Force plans to form several other active associate units and extend its community basing effort. Earlier this year, several lawmakers urged the service to do just that, saying the program that puts young airmen in communities with seasoned Air National Guard personnel works. Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley announced Thursday at Maxwell AFB, Ala., that the service plans to form active associate units in Florida, South Carolina, and Texas, and reinvigorate the community basing effort in Vermont. There will be active duty airmen working with ANG’s 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire ANGB, S.C., and with Air Force Reserve Command’s 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead ARB, Fla., and 301st FW at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Tex. The Vermont initiative that put newly trained airmen with ANG’s 158th Fighter Wing in Burlington had been on hold due to budget cuts.
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…
