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.
AFSOC Grounds CV-22 Osprey Fleet Over Safety Issue
Aug. 17, 2022
Air Force Special Operations Command grounded its CV-22 Osprey fleet Aug. 16 as part of a safety stand down, with no timeline set for the aircraft to begin flying again, the command confirmed to Air Force Magazine. The stand down, ordered by AFSOC commander Lt. Gen. James C. “Jim” Slife,…