President Barack Obama has nominated Gen. Hawk Carlisle to be commander of Air Combat Command at JB Langley-Eustis, Va. Carlisle has served as commander of Pacific Air Forces at JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, since August 2012. Obama also has nominated Lt. Gen. Lori Robinson for a fourth star and for assignment as commander of Pacific Air Forces. Robinson currently serves as ACC vice commander. (DOD release).
In the wake of a major Chinese military shakeup, the head of U.S. Space Command warned of China’s “breathtakingly fast” advances in space during visits to Japan and South Korea. Gen. Stephen N. Whiting’s trip to the Indo-Pacific is his first overseas visit since taking command of SPACECOM in January.