Letters

July 28, 2023
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World: Leadership

June 22, 2023
WORLD: Leadership: CSAF Brown nominated to be CJCS; Most likely next Air Force Chief; Promotions to lieutenant colonel harder; Biden speaks at USAFA graduation.
The Air Force has nine major commands and two Air Reserve Components. (Air Force Reserve Command is both a majcom and an ARC.) In late 2019, Air Force Space Command was redesignated U.S. Space Force, a separate military branch under the Department of the Air ...
On June 13, the Pentagon announced Chief Master Sgt. Brian P. Kruzelnick, the top enlisted member of Air Mobility Command, had been selected as the next command senior enlisted leader for U.S. Transportation Command, which oversees the movement of troops and equipment around the world. ...
The Air Force is experimenting with having transport planes like the C-5, C-17, and C-130 haul hundreds of thousands of pounds of gas downrange. But experts say that while using transport jets to carry gas could be helpful in a pinch, the already-overburdened fleet likely ...

WORLD: Air

March 31, 2023
World: Air: In the Russia-Ukraine War, Air Superiority is Key; Mobility Guardian 2023.
The head of Air Mobility Command is eager to find out how his Airmen handle the combined challenges of long distances, open ocean, and integration with other services at a major exercise scheduled this summer over the Pacific Ocean. “Operation Mobility Guardian … normally just ...
A pair of U.S. Air Force C-17s arrived in Türkiye on Feb. 8, carrying disaster relief personnel and equipment to help with the recovery from a massive earthquake. U.S. Transportation Command was tapped to transport aid, and within 24 hours of notification, two flights departed, one each ...

World: Readiness

Nov. 3, 2022
Air Force Strength now 'very weak';TRANSOM unveils agile strategy to deter China.