Lt. Gen. Edward Rice Jr. has taken charge of US Forces Japan and 5th Air Force at Yokota AB, Japan. Rice, who last served as vice commander of Pacific Air Forces, replaced Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, who formally retires on April 1.
Northrop Grumman test fired its newest solid rocket motor Dec. 4, part of an internally funded effort to rapidly design and build SRMs using advanced manufacturing techniques.
