The final F-22 Raptor rolls off the assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga., facility. It is tail #4195 and completes the 187 production aircraft USAF ultimately orders. Lockheed built a total of 195 F-22s, including eight test aircraft. Two production aircraft have crashed.
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…
