Gen. Duncan McNabb formally assumed command of Air Mobility Command during a ceremony on Oct. 14 at Scott AFB, Ill. McNabb told the audience that he has “been fighting to get back” to AMC ever since he left command of AMC’s Tanker Airlift Control Center. “AMC is truly one of the crown jewels in our national defense,” he said. ”
Facing competition from fast-growing startups, Lockheed Martin is speeding up production of an “affordable, scalable” hypersonic glide body, dubbed the Next Generation Glide Body, the firm said in a June 24 release.