The Air Force accepts the first MC-12W Liberty Project Aircraft at Hawker Beechcraft’s Wichita, Kan., facility. It’s the first of 37 modified King Air aircraft USAF plans to acquire to quickly bolster intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance coverage in Southwest Asia.
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…
