Air Education and Training Command has activated a dedicated C-130 Hercules training unit—the 714th Training Squadron—at Little Rock AFB, Ark. The new unit received its first commander, Lt. Col. Thomas Anderson, last week and will comprise 42 military and civilian personnel who will provide all student support for the more than 1,800 US and allied personnel attending C-130 at Little Rock each year.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.