The acting director of the Air National Guard discussed the service's future and its role as a wartime force during the 146th NGAUS General Conference & Exhibition in Detroit Monday.
Army Lt. Gen. Jonathan M. Stubbs, the acting chief of the National Guard Bureau, said Tuesday he is intent on maintaining stability in that branch of the service until Congress confirms a successor to the bureau's previous chief.
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said the Air Force must continue evolving into a highly integrated and lethal "one Air Force" if it is to successfully compete, deter and win in today’s strategic environment.
The nation's governors would maintain their ability to nix any proposed transfers of National Guard units to other components under a measure approved on May 22 by the House Armed Services Committee.