The latest vector from the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Michael Moseley, talks about airmen as warriors who have sustained combat operations for 16 years and acknowledges “the strain is taking a toll” but that “airmen perservere.” Moseley writes that the service’s 100-year old battle traditions are the youngest of the services, yet airmen have a “proud heritage.” He attaches two documents: CSAF Airman’s Test and The Airman’s Creed.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.