Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne’s latest letter to airmen praises their work and support for the service’s recapitalization efforts, which, he writes, “are bearing fruit, but not at a rate that satisfies me.” Wynne notes that the goal of recapitalizing the aging fleet while maintaining a suitable quality of life for airmen, winning the war on terror, and sustaining Air Force air and space power remains at the mercy of “a future we cannot always control.” Taking a swipe at budgeteers, he points out that it takes “the national will to have a well-equipped Air Force,” and he reminds Congress that USAF “must be allowed to acquire and retire our equipment whether in air, space, missiles, or cyberspace.”
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…
