The Pentagon has identified an airman who was killed during operations in Afghanistan Saturday as SrA. Adam P. Servais, 23, of Onalaska, Wis. Servais was a member of Air Force Special Operations Command’s 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. He died during a four-hour firefight with Taliban extremists in Uruzgan province.
Small satellites meant to improve the way the U.S. measures Earth’s magnetic field—an option to expand the military’s position, navigation, and timing enterprise—launched March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.