The Air Intelligence Agency formally has become the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Agency, a field operating agency aligned under the Air Staff’s A2, Lt. Gen. David Deptula, deputy chief of staff for ISR. According to a June 21 release, the formal ceremony took place at Lackland AFB, Tex., on June 15—not June 8 as previously expected—with Air Combat Command boss, Gen. Ronald Keys officiating. AIA was aligned under ACC.
When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rolled out an expansive acquisition reform agenda earlier this month, he promised aggressive implementation and reorganization aimed at transforming the way the Pentagon develops and fields weapons and platforms. The plan appears to have been well-received by past administration officials and lawmakers from both parties who…
