What Happened
Service Terminates Key Initiatives Amid Leadership Change
The Department of the Air Force has announced that it is mostly abandoning a sweeping organizational overhaul launched under the Biden administration, though it will retain a handful of reforms. The service will no longer pursue key changes, including a reorientation of Air Combat Command and the establishment of an Integrated Capabilities Command. However, the Air Force will continue to carry out large-scale exercises and hire warrant officers for cyber and information technology. The decision was announced by new Air Force Secretary Troy Meink and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, who acknowledged that the service must continue to adapt to evolving threats. The reversal was first reported by Breaking Defense.