The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star Medal to Maj. Greg Whitaker with the 3rd Combat Communications Squadron at Tinker AFB, Okla., for his actions while deployed to Afghanistan. Brandice Armstrong reports that Whitaker received the award for his “outstanding leadership and technical expertise.”
hinese satellites are engaging in “shenanigans” in geosynchronous orbit, maneuvering at high rates to practice orbital warfare techniques, study other spacecraft, and test new ways to evade threats, officials said—warning that the U.S. needs to be able to maneuver its satellites in response.