The Air Force Recruiting Service has its first female leader, Brig. Gen. Suzanne M. Vautrinot, who took command on Monday. Vautrinot, who is a 1982 Air Force Academy graduate, has been serving as deputy director of strategic security on the Air Staff. She has replaced Brig. Gen. Robertus Remkes, who is going to US European Command as director of plans and policy.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.