The Defense Department is facing intense budget pressure that makes increased joint and Total Force collaboration across the US military all the more important, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz. “We will have to work together, even more cohesively, across the board, from operating around the world, to protecting the homeland, to strategizing investments for our capabilities, both in terms of materiel and personnel,” Schwartz told attendees at the Reserve Officers Association’s national security symposium in Washington, D.C. Exacerbating this budget pressure is the fact that the Pentagon is operating under a continuing resolution since Congress has thus far not completed a defense spending bill for Fiscal 2011, he said in his remarks Jan. 30. The continuing resolution is more restrictive in nature. Schwartz said it “effectively cuts another $23 billion” from the defense budget. “We’ll do our best to utilize operations and maintenance accounts to compensate for the difference, but that means stretching programs and possibly affecting training and readiness, which really concerns me,” he said. (SAF/PA report by Capt. Chris Sukach)
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…
