Maj. Gen. Richard Webber has been tapped to lead 24th Air Force, the new numbered air force being established under Air Force Space Command to oversee the Air Force’s cyber security activities. Webber is currently assistant deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and requirements on the Air Staff. Last month, the Air Force announced its choice of Lackland AFB, Tex., as its preferred headquarters site of 24th AF, pending completion of the environmental impact analysis required by US law. The new cyber organization is expected to have about 7,000 personnel when at full strength. Picked to replace Webber on the Air Staff is Maj. Gen. Johnny Weida, who is currently deputy chief of staff for United Nations Command and United States Forces Korea.
House Panel Proposes Eliminating SDA, Space RCO
May 27, 2026
House lawmakers this week included language in their version of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill that would dissolve two Space Force rapid acquisition organizations, absorbing their programs and potentially replicating their authorities in the service’s new portfolio-based acquisition system.