Fast-Tracked Laser Prototyping Effort Scrapped
Supreme Court Paves Way for Transgender Military Ban to Take Effect
US Service Member Killed in Afghanistan
Kadena Airman Found Dead in Home on Base
Air Force officials are investigating what caused the death of A1C Jimmy Casillas, who was found dead in his home Sunday at Kadena AB, Japan. Casillas, 27, of El Monte, Calif., was a client systems technician with the 353rd Special Operations Group, 1st Lt. Renee Douglas of the 353rd SOG told Air Force Magazine on Tuesday. Casillas’ death comes less than a week after a Japanese construction worker was killed in a collision near a construction site at Kadena. Japanese officials are investigating that incident. —Jennifer Hlad
First Vice Chief’s Challenge to Focus on Multidomain Operations
Dyess C-130s Deploy to Africa, Europe
NRO Launches Classified Satellite From Vandenberg AFB
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RADAR SWEEP
A Pentagon Campaign to Keep the Public in the Dark
Reports that were never classified before are suddenly considered top-secret. Bloomberg
Next Steps For the Pentagon’s New Space Sensors for Missile Defense
The Missile Defense Agency is evaluating nine proposals for space sensor architectures. With $73 million that Congress already appropriated, the agency will select three to continue on. Space News
US, Philippine AF Conduct Bilateral Air Contingency Exchange
US Air Force F-16s, aircrew, maintenance and support personnel deployed from Kunsan Air Base, Korea to Basa Air Base, Philippines Jan. 17 in order to fly and train with Philippine counterparts as part of a regularly reoccurring bilateral air contingent exchange (BACE-P). PACAF
North Korean Base Serves as Missile Headquarters: Think Tank
One of 20 undeclared ballistic missile operating bases in North Korea serves as a missile headquarters, according to a report by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) published on Monday. Reuters
Landmark Air Force Chapel Suffering From Leaks, Corrosion
The landmark Cadet Chapel that towers over the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado is suffering from leaks and corrosion, so the school has drawn up the most ambitious restoration project in the building’s 55-year history. Air Force Times
One More Thing …
UFO Documents Index
A list of documents from the National Security Agency released to the public regarding unidentified flying objects in response to freedom of information requests. NSA