DOD announced Monday that SSgt. Alejandro Ayala, 26, of Riverside, Calif., died Nov. 18 from injuries sustained during a vehicle accident in Kuwait. He had deployed from the 90th Logistics Readiness Squadron at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. The accident is still under investigation.
In a pair of major contracts announced July 31, the Pentagon awarded a combined $7.8 billion for new missiles, including JASSM and AMRAAM.