Due to the inactivation of 13th Air Force last month, the 1st Air Support Operations Group at JB Lewis-McChord, Wash., shifted under the administrative oversight of the 354th Fighter Wing at Eielson AFB, Alaska, according to wing officials. The move did not require the relocation of any personnel, states Eielson’s Oct. 30 release. “All of us here at Eielson are excited to work with the great battlefield airmen of the 1st ASOG,” said Brig. Gen. Mark Kelly, 354th FW commander. He added, “They are the combat connectivity tissue between the Air Force and the Army that enables the true speed and precision of airpower.” Airmen assigned to the 1st ASOG are attached to Army maneuver units in two-man teams, each known as a tactical air control party, that direct combat aircraft providing close air support. The shift took effect on Oct. 1 with the start of Fiscal 2013, states the release. (Eielson report by SrA. Yash Rojas)
Space Command Laying Foundation for Maneuver Warfare
April 20, 2026
U.S. Space Command has tasked a team of internal analysts with laying the foundation for a future maneuver warfare strategy that uses advanced, on-orbit mobility to “shatter the enemy’s cohesion,” the command’s top officer said April 13.