A-10s deployed from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, have amassed 10,000 combat flight hours since arriving in theater last fall, according to a Bagram release. These A-10s, operating as the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, reached the milestone during a Feb. 12 sortie flown by Brig. Gen. Joseph Guastella, commander of Bagram’s 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, according to the Feb. 13 release. The Davis-Monthan A-10s touched down at Bagram last October as part of a regular rotation of combat forces. The expeditionary squadron has seen extensive combat in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom, operating both at Bagram and at Kandahar Airfield over the years. (Bagram report by SSgt. David Dobrydney)
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…
