Capt. Andi McElvaine from Minot AFB, N.D., was among 83 other graduates of the Air Force Weapons School earlier this month at Nellis AFB, Nev. McElvaine, who graduated at the top of her class, mades history as the first female B-52 bomber pilot. According to the Nellis Bullseye, only 23 percent of the Air Force’s BUFF pilots get to wear a weapons school patch.
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.