The inaugural Air Force Week underway in the St. Louis metro area has activities planned through Aug. 13. Gen. Norton Schwartz, commander of US Transportation Command, CMSAF Rodney McKinley, and A1C Rebecca Blascak, with the 375th Airlift Wing at Scott AFB, Ill., kicked off the event with the ceremonial first pitch at the St. Louis Cardinals-Milwaukee Brewers game Sunday at Busch Stadium. Following the national anthem, two F-15 Eagles from the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Wing at Lambert Field flew over the stadium. Other events scheduled include a film screening featuring “Fighter Pilot: Operation Red Flag” and appearances at the St. Louis Science Center by a NASA astronaut, an original Tuskegee airman, a Red Flag fighter pilot, and Thunderbird members, as well as additional flyovers by a variety of aircraft.
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…
