The commander of Air Force Reserve Command last week moved his permanent residence from the Washington, D.C. area to Georgia, home to AFRC headquarters at Robins Air Force Base. We reported last month that the move was imminent. AFRC boss, Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., who also serves as Chief of the Air Force Reserve, headquartered at Bolling AFB, D.C., believes his domicile change “will accelerate the process of Total Force Integration” and enhance his ability to conduct major command responsibilities, which includes serving as “the center of gravity for operational taskings.” He said that “to do justice” to that responsibility, “I believe it’s imperative that I live where the command is located.” (AFRC report)
House lawmakers unveiled a new reconciliation package July 15 with $60 billion for defense, $290 billion less than the Pentagon has been seeking, a day after a Senate vote to advance the annual defense policy bill failed—developments that show the perilous state of the Pentagon’s ambitious plans for fiscal 2027.