Craig Duehring became the assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs during a recent ceremony. He is a 28-year Air Force veteran. “There is the continuing challenge of providing qualified personnel to continue to fight in the global war on terrorism,” Duehring told the Senate Armed Services during his confirmation hearing in December 2007. “We must reduce the stress on airmen and their families who are shouldering the burden of repeated operational rotations.”
A new Air Force organization is searching for counter-drone firms to participate in a dozen or more exercises to help create operating plans by the end of this year for defending the service’s U.S.-based installations from drone attacks.