Talking with airmen deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq, during recent visits to facilities in the region, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Michael Moseley commented on a favored topic—making certain every airman who can deploy does so. He intends to issue new regulations that would make it harder for airmen to get released from deployment cycles. Moseley noted that “on any given day, there are 10,000 airmen who are listed as nondeployable because of some medical reason.” He reckons that about 5,000 have obviously nondeployable conditions, such as being pregnant or having broken bones. The other 5,000, said Moseley, may have physical problems but they are ones that shouldn’t exclude them from deploying or that could be handled by the military’s in-theater medical forces.
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…
