Gen. William Looney, head of Air Education and Training Command, told reporters in Washington Tuesday that he expects a decision on the new Common Battlefield Airmen Training center by January. AETC plans to consolidate and expand the Air Force’s specialized ground-based training efforts at the new center. The command issued an environmental impact statement covering the three final potential locations—Barksdale AFB, La., Arnold AFB, Tenn., and Moody AFB, Ga.—this summer. Looney said a report outlining each of the locations’ strengths and weaknesses has been submitted to the Air Staff for review. The program eventually will expand to host more than 14,400 airmen every year, solidifying skills for traditional battlefield airmen such as combat weathermen, combat controllers and pararescuers—as well as combat small arms and small unit tactics for a wide range of career fields deploying or used as in-lieu-of forces.
Celebrating 100 Years of Liquid-Fueled Rockets
March 11, 2026
March 16, 2026, marks 100 years since Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. Over the past century, new and ever more capable liquid-fueled rockets have literally propelled humanity into space. Why liquid-fueled rockets?