Among the special teams of Air Force Security Forces are airmen who make up Fly Away Security Teams. Air Mobility Command completed training its first FAST airmen in January of this year. Those now deployed to Bagram AB, Afghanistan, support aircrews and aircraft that fly around the theater, whether they are transporting foreign nationals or US personnel or cargo to forward operating locations. Bagram has eight FAST members ready to fly every day to “detect, deter, and counter threats to US aircraft,” reports SSgt. Mike Andriacco.
The Air Force wants a new, affordable, air-launched standoff cruise missile ready to field in 2033. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced April 6 it will hold an industry day event to conduct market research on the Standoff Attack Weapon, or SoAW, on June 17 at Eglin Air…