Lt. Gen. Frank Klotz, commander of the new Air Force Global Strike Command, visited two of his future units—the 5th Bomb Wing, a B-52H unit, and the 91st Missile Wing, a Minuteman III ICBM unit—during a visit last week to Minot AFB, N.D. In remarks before the Minot Area Chamber of Commerce, Klotz invoked Strategic Air Command when he said the Air Force plan to reinvigorate its nuclear enterprise in its “simplest, most basic form” is all about knowing procedures and following them, reports the Minot Daily News. Klotz did not downplay the “tough challenges” still ahead; however, he said at the wing level airmen “will use the same technical orders and the same manuals they have always used,” but they will gain “a single major command that focuses solely on their mission.”
2026 NDAA: 5 Highlights for Airmen and Guardians
Dec. 18, 2025
President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 18, a day after Congress passed the annual defense policy bill for the 65th consecutive year. Here’s what it means for the Air Force and Space Force.
