Northrop Grumman says its final Defense Support Program satellite—DSP flight 23—is well on its way toward launch with the recent mating of the satellite and its launch vehicle payload adapter. The DSP is slated to launch April 1 aboard a Boeing Delta IV heavy evolved expendable launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla.
The Department of the Air Force is giving Airman and Guardians until the end of the year to meet new requirements for ensuring they achieve a proper protective mask seal, part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on unauthorized facial hair.