SrA. Christopher Davidson is the Air Force’s Space Systems Operator of the Year for 2007 in the airman category. Davidson is the first airman engineer in the 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo., where he led the first Air Force Satellite Control Network upgrade in 20 years. He said he joined the Air Force to finish a bachelor’s degree in physics and leave, but he now plans a USAF career. Capt. Autumn Carter, the squadron’s ground systems engineering chief, noted Davidson’s “high level of professionalism, system expertise, dedication, and initiative” and added that everyone “comes to Chris for answers to questions.” He is still working on a physics degree, with 23 hours done and a 3.6 grade-point average. (Schriever report by TSgt. Martie Moore)
USAF to Cut F-35 Buy in Future Years Defense Plan
May 14, 2021
The Air Force wants to scale back buys of the F-35 over the next five years, hoping to get sustainment costs down and to wait for the more capable Block 4 version, according to talking points prepared for Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. The reduced buy will…