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Mike Holmes is continuing to focus on how to reshape his command to prepare for a possible \u201cgreat power\u201d conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A big part of that will include changing how ACC\u2019s wings deploy airmen overseas, Holmes said Aug. 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For about the past decade and a half, wings have deployed smaller teams of airmen, mostly to the Middle East, in predictable rotations to replace airmen who are coming home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But if the Air Force needs to deter \u2014 or even fight \u2014 nations with comparable militaries, Holmes said, ACC needs to be ready to deploy larger units, such as whole squadrons or even wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Resurrecting those skills, which used to be common in the Air Force, requires \u201ca little bit of \u2018Back to the Future,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re re-learning things we used to know about that,&#8221; Holmes said. &#8220;How should we organize our wings so they\u2019re prepared to succeed in combat and not optimized for garrison operations back in the United States? How do we prepare wing commanders to open a base, to receive follow on forces, to project combat power, to command and control, to sustain a base, to do things in an environment they haven\u2019t had to? And what command and control tools do they need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When tensions flared between the United States and North Korea a year and a half ago, ACC carried out some focused training exercises across its wings, he said. That included practicing how an entire squadron would pack up its gear and deploy \u2014 including dry runs for processing all deploying airmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If an even larger force would need to be sent overseas, Holmes said, what kind of a wing structure would it need and which wing commanders would be sent forward to pull the squadrons together?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After about six to eight months, these exercises \u2014 which also included a Red Flag exercise \u2014 greatly increased ACC\u2019s ability to deploy large units, he said. Since then, wing commanders have continued to practice deployments, including how they would send units forward in simulated combat situations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe put our chem gear on, we simulate attacks on the airfield, and we get back in to training, not just the individual skills, but into integrated group training, across the squadron, group or wing,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The next step comes as wing commanders experiment with wing command and control, Holmes said, because in a major conflict, a wing is going to need to operate largely \u2014 or entirely \u2014 cut off from the rest of the Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 4th Fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina has been experimenting with new ways to support deployed combat forces. The 355th Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona has also been working on how the so-called \u201cdynamic wing\u201d can pick up the pieces and go overseas in a large group. Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho and Hill Air Force Base in Utah have also worked on relearning these skills and teaching them to airmen \u2014 who themselves are coming up with their own ideas, Holmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>People issues<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Holmes also plans to spend much of the coming year concentrating on \u201cpeople issues,\u201d to make sure ACC does everything possible to help airmen be ready for the challenges they are facing now and in the coming years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That includes continuing work to get commanders\u2019 support staffs fully manned \u2014 both with young airmen and adjutant officers \u2014 in order to remove some of the paperwork and administrative burden in squadrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is starting to stabilize its alarming decline in pilots, Holmes said. ACC is particularly short on experienced 11F fighter pilots, and to make sure operational squadrons have enough pilots, staffs at ACC headquarters and at numbered Air Forces have taken a hit, Holmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1199\" height=\"1205\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACC_airman.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-50501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACC_airman.jpg.jpg 1199w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACC_airman.jpg.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACC_airman.jpg.jpg?resize=768,772 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ACC_airman.jpg.jpg?resize=1019,1024 1019w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1199px) 100vw, 1199px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Franklin, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crewchief from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., marshalls an Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon for Exercise Northern Edge, May 14, 2019, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. More than 25 units and 10,000 personnel with approximately 200 aircraft and five naval ships are participating in the exercise. Northern Edge showcases the lethality of joint forces and the capabilities of U.S. forces in and around the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Caitlin Russell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC has pulled in some reservists and Guardsmen, as well as civilians \u2014 some of whom are retired active duty pilots \u2014 to help plug those holes at the staff levels, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, ACC is trying to speed up how it gets new pilots into operational squadrons, so they can start getting experience more quickly. ACC is working with its squadron and group commanders to make sure they\u2019re giving young crews the right opportunities to learn more \u2014 safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOut in the squadrons, what we see is, we have enough pilots, but we have many inexperienced pilots,\u201d Holmes said. He compared the pilot situation to the maintenance career field, where a once-massive shortfall has been filled on the active-duty side, but many maintainers are still green and need seasoning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each platform and weapon system has its own unique challenges and situations, which means their crews will have to learn differently, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Growing leaders<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC is also working on improving the way it creates and grows leaders by improving development courses. ACC tweaked the squadron commander course to prepare officers for the things they will face every day to include more interactive presentations in which they practice giving feedback to virtual icons representing airmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe things we\u2019ve done there [were] to try to make sure our airmen get the leaders they deserve,\u201d Holmes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ACC is also looking at \u201ccomprehensive airmen fitness\u201d to prepare airmen for the pressures they face and improve the climate, Holmes said. He hopes that by improving the environment, so airmen feel like they\u2019re a valued member of a high-performing team and are cared about as individuals, it will pave the way to help counter problems such as suicide, and prevent sexual assault and harassment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Air Force needs to deter \u2014 or even fight \u2014 a peer adversary, ACC needs to be ready to deploy whole squadrons or even 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