The Air Force on Aug. 1 dissolved its segrated space operations function—the Directorate of Strategic Security or A3S—within the Air Staff. Now, SSgt. Monique Randolph reports that space matters will be handled within operations (A3O), requirements (A5R), operational planning, policy, and strategy (A5X), or other appropriate A-staff just like other Air Force issues.
This year’s Association of the United States Army’s annual meeting buzzed with talk of countering the rapidly evolving drone threat facing the entire U.S. military, including the Air Force. Leaders and defense industry officials discussed the need for new approaches to procurement and employment of a new class of these…
