Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told reporters, “When the history of this time is written—an era of tragedy and turmoil and triumph—I believe it will be said of Dick Myers that he was one of the most consequential Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs in our history.”
The Air Force is placing Air Combat Command in charge of teaching combat tactics to fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft units, according to a May 12 announcement. Beginning this summer, the service will reassign the formal training units for the F-35, F-16, and MQ-9 from Air Education and Training Command to…