Air National Guard Maj. Gen. Terry Scherling has become the first woman to head the National Guard Bureau’s Joint Staff, according to an NGB statement. She took over as director on Jan. 3 and received her second star on Jan. 5. Scherling was serving on the Pentagon’s Joint Staff as deputy director for antiterrorism and homeland defense and joint director of military support to civilian authorities.
USAF to Cut F-35 Buy in Future Years Defense Plan
May 14, 2021
The Air Force wants to scale back buys of the F-35 over the next five years, hoping to get sustainment costs down and to wait for the more capable Block 4 version, according to talking points prepared for Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. The reduced buy will…