Air Force Space Command notes that the March 8 Atlas V launch of six experimental satellites was the 50th consecutive successful launch for the Air Force space program. AFSPC’s Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif., joined with the 45th Space Wing, Patrick AFB, Fla., and industry and other government entities to facilitate the spacecraft integration and launch with its series of firsts.
The Air Force displayed all the firepower it has amassed on Okinawa in an unusually diverse show of force this week. IIn a May 6 “Elephant Walk,” Kadena Air Base showcased 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, eight F-15E Strike Eagles; two U.S. Army Patriot anti-missile batteries near the runway; and…