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Col. Ryan Herman, the head of an Air Force operations group in Spain was relieved of command after only four months in the job, the Air Force announced Friday.
“The 521st Air Mobility Operations Group commander, Col. Ryan Herman, was relieved of command on November 7, 2025, by the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, Col. Jordan Norman, due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing said in a statement.
The Air Force did not provide any additional information on what prompted Herman’s removal.
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Following confirmation from Iranian officials in January that orders had been placed for Su-35 fighter aircraft, leaked Russian government documents in October revealed that 48 of the aircraft were on order, which will be sufficient to replace approximately 15 percent of the country’s currently obsolete fleet.
The U.S. Air Force has deployed B-52H strategic bombers for operations off the Venezuelan coast, as part of a large scale military buildup the United States has launched against its southern neighbour. Washington has explicitly laid out a goal of removing the Venezuelan government from power, with the country standing out as one of a small number on the continent remaining outside the Western Bloc’s sphere of influence, and retaining considerable oil and mineral reserves. The bombers maintained approximately 80 kilometres from Venezuela’s airspace.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s new plan to revamp the Pentagon’s acquisition system includes provisions that would penalize or sideline acquisition officials and contractors who fall behind schedule in delivering capabilities for warfighters.
Directives issued by Hegseth on Friday call on officials to adopt “wartime urgency” in performing their duties.