Capt. Justin Snider with the 13th Intelligence Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif., received the Dutch Peacekeeping Medal for his support to the war on terror while he worked under Dutch command at Regional Command South, Kandahar AB, Afghanistan. Among his accomplishments, Snider disseminated intelligence-reconnaissance-surveillance products, drafted regional ISR collection requirements, and educated coalition forces about Air Force ISR assets. (Beale report by SrA. George Cloutier)
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.