The Total Force Takedown: Air National Guard Chief Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley told the Daily Report that the evolving air and space expeditionary force concept has featured growing “synergy” between the active and reserve cultures. McKinley said, in a Tuesday interview, that the AEF construct has transformed from “unit centric” relationships reminiscent of the Cold War to full integration of the Air Guard and Reserve components. He credited the evolution in successes such as the air strike last month that killed Abu Musab al Zarqawi in Iraq. “We all were part of that operation,” said McKinley. He added that much about that mission “is still classified … but, once that comes to the light of day you will see how integrated our Air Force is—in terms of planes, in terms of people, in terms of mission.”
Alaskan Commands Gird for Threats
Aug. 9, 2022
Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm wears many hats as the commander of U.S. Northern Command's Alaskan Command, of 11th Air Force, and of North American Aerospace Defense Command's Alaskan Region. Krumm, who is set to retire, has served as the senior military leader in Alaska since April 2020. In a July interview, Krumm…