Brig. Gen. Scott Smith, deputy commander of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, has been tapped to be the inspector general for Headquarters Air Mobility Command at Scott AFB, Ill., according to a Jan. 9 general officer announcement. In addition, Brig. Gen. Jerry Harris, vice commander of 5th Air Force, will move to director of programs in the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs at the Pentagon, according to the release.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
