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.
The top Air Force commander on on the Japanese island of Okinawa has clamped down alcohol and issued a curfew for junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base for the next month. The order came roughly two weeks after a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and…