Holloman AFB, N.M., this year hosted the air-to-air Weapon Systems Evaluation Program, welcoming airmen from Tyndall AFB, Fla., Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, and Kadena AB, Japan. More than 250 airmen participated in the exercise designed to evaluate the full gamut of weapons systems utilized by air-to-air aircraft. Tyndall’s 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, which oversees the testing, chose Holloman to better simulate the environment in the deserts of Southwest Asia, Lt. Col. Raymond O’Mara, 53rd WEG commander, told the Alamogordo Daily News. The unit conducts most air-to-air weapons testing over water near Tyndall at the Gulf of Mexico.
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…
