Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh will present the Silver Star to two Vietnam veterans on Dec. 17, the Air Force announced. CMSgt. Ronald Brodeur and Sgt. Eric Roberts II were part of a helicopter crew shot down in Duc Lap, Vietnam, on Feb. 20, 1969. While rescuing a six-man, long-range reconnaissance patrol, their crew was surrounded and in danger of being overrun by a larger enemy force, according to the Air Force. Welsh will award the medals to Brodeur and Roberts for their gallantry and devotion to duty during a ceremony at the Pentagon.
The new Air Force space acquisition chief said he will seek to increase the orbits used with smaller satellites produced more quickly to meet U.S. space resiliency needs. Frank Calvelli brings 30 years of National Reconnaissance Office experience, including eight years as its principal deputy director before confirmation in the…