Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood took control of 7th Air Force, headquartered at Osan AB, South Korea, during a ceremony Oct. 6, reports The Korea Times. Wood, who received Senate confirmation for his new post on Sept. 29, replaces Lt. Gen. Garry R. Trexler, who plans to retire. Wood previously served as USAF’s deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs at the Pentagon.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…