The Air National Guard has decided to consolidate its officer training program conducted over the past 40 years at McGhee-Tyson ANGB, Tenn., with the active duty and Air Force Reserve officer training program at Maxwell AFB, Ala., reports the The Daily Times. The last class of prospective Air Guard officers will graduate June 26, making nearly 15,000 graduates of the I.G. Brown Center. For a time, the Air Force Reserve also commissioned its officer through the Brown Center, but in 2007 shifted to Maxwell. The Brown Center celebrated its 40th anniversary last summer.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
