Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman testify during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., in May. U.S. Air Force photo by Chad Trujillo
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2025 USAF & USSF Almanac: Leaders
June 20, 2025
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The Air National Guard will deactivate an air control squadron in Georgia and dozens more in Iowa, converting the unit and positions to do cyber operations.
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