Air Force Chief of Staff Suggests Reassigning ICBM Mission to Army

In his first message to airmen, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach suggested transferring the ICBM mission to the Army. The Air Force is not a natural fit for the mission, which has been plagued by chronic morale problems and limited promotion opportunities. The Army already operates land-based missiles and has the necessary force structure to take on the ICBM mission. The transfer would relieve the Air Force of an unsustainable modernization burden and allow the Army to focus on its core mission. The proposal was first reported by Breaking Defense.