TSgt. Michael Soucy, an intelligence analyst with the 81st Training Wing, Keesler AFB, Miss., received a Bronze Star for his actions while deployed to Balad AB, Iraq, reports Amn. David Salanitri. Assigned to a US Army team, Soucy served as a tactical controller for unmanned aerial vehicles for a joint task force.
The Air Force is moving forward with a new, algorithm-driven system to help U.S. Northern Command better detect airborne threats. NORTHCOM and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, which are tasked with protecting the homeland from attack, depend on a slew of radars and other data systems to monitor U.S.…