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.
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.