The Air Force has awarded SrA. Sean Murphy, with the Air Force Office of Special Investigation at Ramstein AB, Germany, a Bronze Star for his work while deployed to Kirkuk AB, Iraq. He credited his team for their success in gathering information about insurgents for US Army operational planning. His team also helped plan and carry out the capture of an insurgent cell hiding near the base.
The Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile is behind schedule and may significantly overrun its expected cost, which could partially explain why the service is reviving the hypersonic AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid-Response Weapon.