According to the Pew Research Center, a new poll shows Americans think the situation in Iraq is less dire. The center credits the death of key al Qaeda figure Abu Musab al Zarqawi and President Bush’s surprise visit to Baghdad for the turnaround. The June 14-19 survey indicates more Americans believe the US is making progress in a number of areas, as the graph (click on the box) displays. (Read the full survey results here.)
Air Combat Command Designates Five ‘Lead Wings’
Jan. 20, 2022
Air Combat Command has designated five units to serve as “lead wings,” as the Air Force looks to overhaul its force generation model and pivot to strategic competition with China and Russia. The five wings, scattered from Idaho to Georgia, will be designated to “rapidly generate combat power as a deployed…