The first group of recruits to undergo USAF’s new 8.5-week basic training regimen arrives at Lackland AFB, Tex. USAF leaders decided in 2006 to change the basic military training course from 6.5 weeks-in being since the 1960s-to 8.5 weeks to incorporate war skills training.
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…
