Chilton to Take AFSPC Reins June 26: Gen. Kevin Chilton will take command of Air Force Space Command, headquartered at Peterson AFB, Colo., on June 26, 2006. Chilton was confirmed by the Senate for the assignment on May 19.
A top Pentagon tech official called on industry this week to help the military develop “lighter, more efficient” directed energy weapons designed to go on aircraft and conduct special operations missions or down drones—areas where the Air Force’s directed energy efforts have been quiet as of late.