“We must guarantee that tomorrow's Airmen inherit an Air Force that can win,” Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach wrote in his first letter to the force.

The biggest challenge to Air Force readiness is the tension between sustaining legacy systems and investing in future capabilities under constrained budgets, Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach told lawmakers.

“We’re thinking that they’re not going to be embedded in current fighter squadrons, but rather they’re going to be their own squadrons,” Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach said.

Wilsbach — who recently served as commander of Air Combat Command, which oversees 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) — noted the challenges in his response to…

The nomination was submitted to the Senate on Monday.

Lt. Gen. Thomas Hensley took command of 16th Air Force in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

Although the NGAD program's fate has become uncertain in recent weeks, Gen. Wilsbach still expects a contract award to happen this year.

Gen. Ken Wilsbach discussed this plan as a key element of the command’s new official strategy to guide operations through 2030.

The Royal Australian Air Force's Ghost Bat drone is expected to enter the fleet by 2025.

“For me, it was an eye opener,” NORAD and U.S. Northern Command chief Gen. Glen VanHerck said.