What Happened
Air Force Hopes To Realign Forces Under New Expeditionary Wing Model
The US Air Force is seeking to reset its deployment model following the conflict with Iran, with the goal of providing more predictability to its forces and meeting global needs. The service has introduced a new deployment construct, known as Air Expeditionary Wing 2.0, which aims to bring together a modular expeditionary wing that can train and certify together before deployment. According to Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, some units will have longer deployments as the Air Force resets into the new model. The service has also finalized a new force design to replace the previous one, although details have not been publicly outlined. This development was first reported by Aviation Week.