Three unresolved situations in Libya give Army Gen. Carter Ham, US Africa Command boss, the greatest concern. The first is that Libya’s stockpile of shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles will find their way into the hands of terrorists or insurgents in Afghanistan and elsewhere, Ham told defense reporters in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. He noted that the State Department is engaging with those countries in the region that the missiles might pass through on their way elsewhere, and these nations are “trying to craft a way ahead” to prevent that. “The countries recognize the risk this runs,” he said. Ham’s second biggest concern is that captured Libyan munitions likewise will migrate and be cobbled into improvised explosive devices. Thirdly, although Libya didn’t have weaponized chemical weapons, it did have the ingredients, and Ham is anxious to see that those precursor materials are rounded up and rendered safe.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
