USAF inactivates 13th Air Force, transferring its mission directly to Pacific Air Forces, as part of the service’s overhead streamlining efforts. PACAF still has 5th Air Force (Japan), 7th Air Force (South Korea), and 11th Air Force (Alaska).
The Pentagon needs a Digital Command and a Digital Warfare Corps, along with other changes, to take advantage of critical new technologies, according to a think tank founded by former Google CEO and Chairman Eric Schmidt.