Air Force Reservists provide 100 percent of USAF’s aerial spray capability and execute 100 percent of its weather reconnaissance mission, according to the new 2011 Air Force Reserve handbook. Reservists’ contributions to other Air Force missions are as follows: port mortuary affairs (75 percent), aeromedical evacuation (60 percent), aerial port (54 percent), flight inspection (50 percent), strategic airlift (46 percent), aerial firefighting (25 percent), personnel recovery (23 percent), tanker (23 percent), theater airlift (21 percent), intelligence (19 percent), flight training (19 percent), air operations center (15 percent), space (12 percent), AWACS (11 percent), special operations forces (10 percent), bomber (8 percent), remotely piloted aircraft (5 percent), and fighter (5 percent). Air Force Reserve’s authorized end strength is increasing from 69,500 in Fiscal 2010 to 71,200 in this fiscal year, according to the handbook. (Robins release with link to handbook; caution, handbook is large-sized file)
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…
