E
ighth Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Robert Elder says the Air Force’s ability to use precision weapons and deal with multiple targets is tied to how the service works in cyberspace. SSgt. Matthew Rosine reports from Barksdale AFB, La., cyber-central for the Air Force, that Elder expects to stand up the new Cyber Command this fall provisionally at Barksdale. Elder believes that the Air Force, which he describes as a “global service,” conducts its operations effectively and efficiently with centralized control but decentralized execution “because our control of cyberspace is so good.”
The Air Force conducted its first test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in 2026 on March 3, launching an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., equipped with two test reentry vehicles at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time.