The Air Force has transferred the 527th Space Aggressor Squadron from Air Force Space Command to Air Combat Command. The transfer, which took effect April 14, affects 11 officers, 16 enlisted members, and three civilians who will continue to work at Schriever AFB, Colo., but will operate under the 57th Adversary Tactics Group, part of the USAF Warfare Center at Nellis AFB, Nev. The 527th SAS is exercise-central for simulated attacks on space systems, to prepare operators to recognize and counter attacks in combat environments.
Unmanned aerial vehicles are fair game for U.S. Special Operations Command’s armed overwatch platform competition, Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. James C. “Jim” Slife told reporters on Feb. 26. However, the MQ-9 Reaper drone might not be up to the challenge in its current form, he suggested during…