Airmen at Sather Air Base outside Baghdad on Dec. 25 opened a new dining facility, naming it after TSgt. Walter Moss Jr., an explosive ordnance disposal technician killed in action on March 29. Lt. Gen. Gary North, head of US Central Command Air Forces, helped unveil a display honoring Moss, saying, “The spirit of Walter Moss will live on in this facility.” The full name of the facility is the TSgt. Walter M. Moss Jr. Airpower DFAC.
The Air Force conducted its first successful test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on May 14, snapping a streak of three consecutive failed tests and giving the beleaguered hypersonics program a much needed boost. Off the coast of Southern California, the AGM-183A ARRW separated from the wing…