The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is just entering production, but word is spreading—rightly or wrongly—that it is “much louder” than the fighters it will replace. Consider this headline on an Arizona Daily Star report: “D-M could be base for loud new fighter jet.” USAF has been fending off and making accommodations for the noise issue as it tries to introduce the new fighter at Eglin AFB, Fla., the BRAC 2005-directed site for the joint training facility. Now, the service is preparing candidate lists for its primary operations and training sites—and Davis-Monthan is among more than 200 potential sites USAF is currently paring down. Area residents had favored the idea, but now the Daily Star reports that supporters are having second thoughts because the new jet “could be up to a dozen times louder” than the A-10s that currently fly out of D-M. Ouch.
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…
