The Air Force Reserve is focused on “moving capacity and capability into a more efficient and effective force structure,” said AFR Chief Lt. Gen. James Jackson. Speaking Aug. 9 at the Reserve Officers Association’s National Security Symposium in Washington, D.C., Jackson also said the Reserve needs “to remain Tier 1-ready” to support the Air Force’s needs. “We get programmed, planned, and trained to that Tier 1-ready level, [and] that allows us to bring it . . . every single day to the fight,” he said during a panel discussion. Further, Jackson said he “was disappointed” that the Pentagon’s recently completed Strategic Choices and Management Review “did not have more discussions concerning the Reserve component.” He said he anticipates that the forthcoming Quadrennial Defense Review will include those discussions.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
