The Senate in a flurry of business confirmed a fourth star for Lt. Gen. Duncan McNabb and his nomination to take command of Air Mobility Command. McNabb will take charge of AMC, headquartered at Scott, AFB, Ill., later this month. AMC’s vice commander, Lt. Gen. Christopher Kelly, has served as acting commander since Gen. John Handy relinquished command of both AMC and US Transportation Command on Sept. 8. McNabb has been serving as the Joint Staff’s Director for Logistics, heading up operational logistics and strategic mobility support for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs and the Secretary of Defense.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.