Hundreds of airmen from Kadena AB, Japan, plus 18 F-15Cs and some E-3 AWACS and KC-135 tankers from the base, flew to Andersen AFB, Guam, for a two-week training exercise. The time on Guam is meant to bolster the expeditionary skills of the Kadena pilots, maintainers, and support personnel, and give them the chance to practice with assets at Andersen, like B-52s, with which they don’t always have the chance to work, according to Andersen’s Aug. 20 release. Flying from Andersen also frees them of the airspace restrictions back home. “We don’t get many opportunities to fly with long-range strategic bombers such as B-52s, and though the E-3 aircraft are stationed at Kadena, they are frequently tasked with higher headquarters missions, so we have limited options to integrate with them,” said Lt. Col. Morris Fontenot, commander of Kadena’s 67th Fighter Squadron, who is leading the Kadena expeditionary contingent. (Andersen report by A1C Emily A. Bradley)
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…
