Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa is performing work that US officials consider a relatively low investment that will pay great dividends in aiding Africans to resist terrorism. US forces are helping Africans with everything from building schools to airlifting troops and supplies to improving their military vehicle maintenance. Recent CJTF-HOA operations included USAF airmen conducting combat search and rescue training.
China’s rapidly advancing capabilities in space are a major concern for the presumed next chief of U.S. Space Force, who will likely oversee rapid growth in manpower and equipment to counter the growing threat.