Daily Report

July 2, 2013

Rand Nominated to Lead AETC

President Obama nominated Lt. Gen. Robin Rand for a fourth star and for assignment as commander of Air Education and Training Command at JBSA-Randolph, Tex., announced the Pentagon. Rand, a 1979 Air Force Academy graduate, who currently serves as commander...

First CV-22 for Mildenhall

Air Force Special Operations Command sent a CV-22B tiltrotor aircraft from the United States to Mildenhall AB, Britain, for beddown there as part of the 7th Special Operations Squadron. This CV-22 is the first of 10 that the squadron will...

B-52 Communications Upgrade Set to Begin

Installation of the Combat Network Communications Technology upgrade for the B-52H bomber fleet is scheduled to commence this month at the B-52 depot at Tinker AFB, Okla., according to a base release. The first B-52 to receive the new communications...

Final A-10s Depart Barksdale

Airmen at Barksdale AFB, La., and members of the local community gathered to bid farewell to the last three A-10 ground-attack airplanes operating there with Air Force Reserve Command’s 917th Fighter Group, according to a base release. Their late-June departure...

Pentagon’s Fiscal 2014 Intelligence Funding Request Updated

With the inclusion of overseas contingency operations, the Defense Department’s request to fund its intelligence activities in Fiscal 2014 increases by $4 billion to $18.6 billion, announced the Pentagon. Back in April, DOD released the $14.6 billion base request to...

Afghan Special Mission Wing Lacks Personnel, Expertise

The Afghan Special Mission Wing—charged with counternarcotics and counterterrorism operations—does not have enough personnel or expertise to conduct its mission, according to a report from the US Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction. Still, the Defense Department is moving forward...