Newly promoted Maj. Gen. Bob LaBrutta took command of the 2nd Air Force at Keesler AFB, Miss., on Aug. 26. LaBrutta, who previously commanded the 502nd Air Base Wing and JB San Antonio, replaced Maj. Gen. Mark Brown, who will serve as Air Education and Training Command’s vice commander, according to an AETC release. In his role, LaBrutta will oversee basic, initial skills, and advanced technical training for enlisted airmen and support officers. “Together we’ll continue to provide unrivaled training and development through inspirational leadership to the trainees, Airmen, joint and coalition partners who power the world’s greatest Air Force,” he said, according to the release. LaBrutta, who went through Keesler’s technical school at the beginning of his career, described taking command as “a bit surreal.”
Aircraft readiness will suffer if Congress does not approve some $1.5 billion worth of spare parts the Air Force requested in its annual Unfunded Priorities List, sent to Capitol Hill last week, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said.