The Defense Information Systems Agency has named the 9th Support division Communications Support Flight at Beale AFB, Calif., as the Outstanding Global Information Grid Facility for 2006, reports A1C George Cloutier. The unit runs the 9th SD Systems Control Facility, a major node on the GIG, and has implemented cost saving initiatives and achieved a 99.99 percent reliability rate.
A Defense Department team is on the ground in Ukraine assessing what the country needs to protect itself from air, naval, electronic, and cyber warfare threats as Russian troops gather on multiple fronts, a senior Ukrainian defense official told Air Force Magazine, describing an emphasis on what assistance can be…