Gen. William Shelton, Air Force Space Command boss, said Thursday he wants to see cyber tasking orders carry the same credence as air tasking orders. It’s critical that commanders understand that refusing such orders or delaying them can put troops in danger, he said in his address at AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium and Technology Exposition in Orlando, Fla. Changing the culture where airpower dominates all will require education and it’s not going to happen overnight, he acknowledged. “If a commander decides that a cyber tasking order is optional, to me, that leaves a vulnerability in our network and, unfortunately, that’s [a vulnerability] everyone gets to share because it leaves a hole in our network that can be penetrated,” he said. He added, “We need to bring the cyber business up in the operational discipline.” That’s something 24th Air Force—USAF’s cyber operations arm—is working “very hard” at, he said.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
