Senior Executive Service member Thomas Wells has been named to head the new 711th Human Performance Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, where BRAC 2005 mandated USAF consolidate human research functions from Brooks City-Base, Tex., and Mesa Research Site, Ariz. • And, Wright-Patt officials will break ground next month for a $330 million construction project to house the new wing. • Air Force Recruiting Service in October will deactivate the 367th Recruiting Group at Robins AFB, Ga., as part of its budget-cutting reorganization; the unit recruited more than 7,000 fledgling airmen in 2007. • The 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, Ariz., plans to deactivate the 63rd Fighter Squadron in spring 2009 as part of a BRAC 2005 action that directed USAF to remove a total of 37 F-16s from Luke.
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 defense budget, submitted to Congress last week, accelerates the downsizing of the U.S. Air Force. It proposes divesting 340 aircraft, while only acquiring 76. These cuts risk the Air Force’s ability prevail. “Peace through strength” has...
