Top Enlisted Man Talks Force Development: CMSAF Gerald Murray says the Air Force wants to give its enlisted airmen “opportunities” to realize their potential—all part of the service’s new Force Development initiative. He was blunt, though, when he told some 700 airmen at Randolph AFB, Tex., that “more importantly” the airmen must “increase the capabilities of this force.” Murray explained that much of enlisted force development is still under study. Read our article on the initiative here.
Pentagon officials overseeing homeland counter-drone strategy told lawmakers that even with preliminary moves to bolster U.S. base defenses, the military still lacks the capability to comprehensively identify, track, and engage hostile drones like those that breached the airspace of Langley Air Force Base in Virginia for 17 days in December…