The Air National Guard is a lean and responsive organization, both in its mission to state governors and its federal responsibilities, but isn’t meant to be all things to all missions, said Lt. Gen. Bud Wyatt, Air Guard director. “There are some missions the Air Force is called to do that we are well structured for,” he told attendees of AFA’s Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Fla., last week. That’s because the Air Guard’s mobilization cycle and unique authorities give it a great deal of flexibility, he said. Due to the Guard’s locations and skills, homeland response and surge operations, such as last year’s Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the Haiti humanitarian earthquake response, are the sort of missions for which it is well structured, he said.
A-10s Headed to CENTCOM to Bolster Air Force Presence
March 23, 2023
As the Air Force’s broader focus shifts to the Pacific and Europe, the U.S. military will rely on aging close air support aircraft to meet the needs of its forces in the Middle East. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs will deploy to the region in April, a U.S. official told Air &…