Pacific Air Forces has reopened its air operations center, marking the conclusion of a $37 million renovation. The center required major infrastructure and technology upgrades, said PACAF officials. It is “absolutely critical” for PACAF’s ability to command and control the theaters air and space assets, said the project manager, Maj. Rocky Favorito. The AOC is the execution arm for the new George Kenney Warfighting Headquarters, which is slated to officially stand up in December.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.