Brig. Gen. William Binger assumed command of Air Force Reserve Command’s 10th Air Force from Maj. Gen. Frank Padilla during a ceremony at NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex., last week. As an F-16 command pilot who has flown 40 combat missions over Iraq, Binger will oversee one of USAF’s most diverse numbered air forces, said Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner, AFRC chief, during the ceremony, Nov. 5. Tenth Air Force responsibilities include AFRC’s fighter, bomber, special operations, rescue, airborne warning and control, flight training, combat air operations battle staff, remotely piloted aircraft, space and cyber units. “This is an exciting time to lead 10th AF, and I’m honored to be a part of the long blue line of professional airmen who have commanded the power and vigilance NAF,” said Binger. Padilla, who commanded 10th AF for two and a half years, will become the new deputy inspector general for the Air Force at the Pentagon. (Fort Worth release by MSgt. Julie Briden-Garcia)
A three-month continuing resolution that ended in December inflicted less pain on the Department of the Air Force than it had expected, as procurement and construction continue in the new year. The federal government operated under a stopgap spending measure that stretched from the beginning of the fiscal year on…