The 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., has sent another contingent of B-52H bombers and airmen to fulfill the continuing strategic presence security mission in the Pacific region. The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron element has returned home to Louisiana, replaced by nine aircraft and some 350 airmen of the 20th EBS, which will remain through October. At part of its recent deployment, the 96th EBS flew a historic mission, striking mock targets at four separate sites in different regions at the same time. On a final training exercise, the 96th B-52s dropped 162 inert Mk-62 sea mines 80 miles south of Guam, practicing the ability of the bombers to dispense the mines in strategic areas that would deter enemies from using select ports, harbors, or ocean ways. (Includes Andersen rotation report and mine-laying report by SSgt. Stephen Teel)
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
