Roth: ‘We Can't Afford to Take a Pause’

Acting Air Force Secretary John P. Roth is shepherding the department through the first months of the year as the nation awaits President Joe Biden’s pick for a permanent civilian leader. Handing off the Air Force and Space Force to a new administration should be smooth and transparent, Roth said Feb. 26. He added that while the Department of the Air Force has doled out more than 270,000 coronavirus vaccines so far, about 20 percent of people offered a shot have declined. Read more ►