Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley issues a memo to initiate reorganization of the service’s top space apparatus, moving space acquisition under the assistant secretary for acquisition and other space matters under the undersecretary of the Air Force. SECAF also establishes an Air Force Space Board to coordinate acquisition, plans, requirements, operations, training, and international affairs related to space.
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…
