Defense Secretary Robert Gates terminates the newly restarted KC-X tanker competition, explaining he didn’t believe the process could yield a new winner by January and preferred to leave it for the new Administration.
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…
