Officials at Travis AFB, Calif., opened the Air Force’s first facility dedicated to training KC-10 Extender aircrew and cargo handlers to load and handle freight on the aircraft. The new KC-10 Cargo Load Training Facility includes an outdoor pallet-loading dock, interior bay, and two academic classrooms. “A major benefit of having a dedicated facility like this one is that not only can boom operators train on how to load cargo, but security forces, the fire department, and aerial port can perform egress and cargo-load training here, too,” said TSgt. James Cain, 60th Operations Support Squadron enlisted boom-training supervisor. Instead of pulling active aircraft from flying and maintenance scheduled every month, using the in-house facility frees aircraft for operational missions while saving fuel. Travis officials inaugurated the building for operation on Dec. 13. (Travis report by SSgt. Patrick Harrower)
DNI: Cyber Is The Common Weapon Among Top Adversaries
April 17, 2021
The top four U.S. adversaries—China, Russia, Iran and North Korea—are improving their military capabilities but relying increasingly on cyber means to challenge the U.S. and blunt its influence around the world, the intelligence community's annual threat assessment says. The report comes amid military tensions with both China and Russia.