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 visited the site of U.S. Space Command’s future home Dec. 12 and endorsed the move to establish the headquarters in Alabama after years of political back and forth.
