Missile security forces airmen at Minot AFB, N.D., got a taste of what they train for—rebuffing an attack on a missile launch facility. The attack, in this case, came from three protesters who decided to vandalize an ICBM site near Garrison, Wyo. It took only minutes for the airmen to arrive and detain the protestors until local law enforcement officials carted them off to jail. The 91st Space Wing commander, Col. Sandy Finan, said that his wing’s ability to respond “at a moment’s notice” ensured that “at no time was the safety and security of the site in question.”
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.