The Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles will unveil a 9-foot bronze statue of the late Gen. Bernard Schriever on Nov. 15 in the Schriever Space Complex Courtyard. The Air Force Association’s Schriever Chapter commissioned the statue and donated it to SMC, which just last year dedicated the new Schriever complex.
B-52 Stratofortress bombers marked a new first in Operation Epic Fury when some of the BUFFs flew over Iran carrying JDAM-guided gravity bombs, according to people familiar with the matter. The development signals a weakening of Iranian air defenses and a new use for the venerable bomber in the nearly…