The Air Force is considering personnel shifts within Europe to support the fledgling US Africa Command. Potential moves include rerouting AFRICOM air traffic out of its current hub at Ramstein AB, Germany, through Naval Station Rota and Morón AB, Spain, NAS Sigonella in Sicily, and Lajes Field in the Portuguese Azores, Stars and Stripes reported March 25. “We can’t fit everything into Ramstein, so we have to look at other places,” Col. Keith Keck, chief of Air Mobility Command’s strategic planning division, told the newspaper. Another change on the horizon is the reactivation of 17th Air Force, the air component of AFRICOM, in September, just before the command reaches full operational capability in October.
In Purge, Trump Fires Brown, Slife, Franchetti, and More
Feb. 21, 2025
President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announcing his intent to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John "Dan" Caine to replace him in a social media post Feb. 21.