Iceland Units Move to Lakenheath: Air Force units in Iceland are in the process of moving from NAS Keflavik, Iceland, and Stars & Stripes reports that the last one to leave has started transferring its HH-60G helicopters and personnel to RAF Lakenheath, England. The 56th Rescue Squadron has sent two of its five helicopters to Lakenheath, to be followed by the rest of the unit sometime this fall. US Air Forces in Europe dispatched personnel teams earlier this year to help the Keflavik airmen with new assignments.
Three of four congressional committees with influence over defense policy have voted to change the official name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War—but final approval of the Pentagon rebrand is months away and not yet assured.