Members of the Canadian Air Force flew to Homestead ARB, Fla., to participate with Air Force Reserve Command in a joint exercise known as “ChumEx”—a war game with fighter units from allied nations that hones aerial dog fighting skills, said AFRC officials. Homestead’s 93rd Fighter Squadron is hosting five F-18s and about 87 air and ground crews of the 425th Tactical Fighter Squadron from Bagotville, Canada. The 93rd FS F-16 pilots will get a chance to fly in the Canadian F-18s as part of familiarization activities. The exercise runs until mid-March.
The White House announced its United States Space Priorities Framework in a document released concurrently with Vice President Kamala Harris' first National Space Council meeting. Listed among five U.S. priorities is to “defend its national security interests from the growing scope and scale of space and counterspace threats.”