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Air Guard’s RC-26 decision undermines Trump’s border security priorities
Despite the important abilities of the RC-26 reconnaissance plane, Air Guard officials announced they’ll be removing it from use, and will do so quickly.
By Rep. Adam Kinzinger
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The nation needs the Guard in space
The Air Force's Sept. 14 memo on the establishment of a separate Space Force "is astonishing and disappointing" in its recommendations to fold National Guard space units into a federal Space Force Reserve, the author writes.
By Maj. Gen. Donald Dunbar
Warrant officer study misses the mark
The recent Rand Corp. study ignores the fact that recent pilot interviews indicate money is not the primary factor for pilots leaving the Air Force.
By Byron Shibata