Brig. Gen. Mark Kyle has taken command of 4th Air Force at March ARB, Calif., a component of Air Force Reserve Command that oversees mostly long-range airlift and tankers stationed at bases across the continental United States. Kyle received the command guidon from Air Force Reserve Chief Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner during a ceremony at March last week. Kyle succeeds Maj. Gen Eric Crabtree, who led the numbered air force since January 2009. Crabtree moves to his new assignment as deputy director of US Strategic Command’s Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction at Ft. Belvoir, Va. Kyle previously served as Air Forces Central’s director of mobility forces in Southwest Asia. (March report by 2nd Lt. Zach Anderson)
Meink: Air Force Has Five More E-7s Under Contract
April 30, 2026
The Air Force has contracts in place for five additional E-7A Wedgetail airborne battle management aircraft, Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers April 30. Meink also said the Department of the Air Force wants to work with Congress to find ways to continue to fund the E-7 next year and beyond,…