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 U.S. Air Force marked an important first earlier this week when F-22 Raptors deployed to Clark Air Force Base, the first time U.S. fifth-generation fighters have ever deployed to the Philippines, the Air Force said. The F-22 deployment, which took place on March 13 and 14, comes as the…