DOD is opening a new facility in St. Petersburg, Fla., to assist in the processing of intelligence for US Special Operations Command, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Rep. C.W. Bill Young (R-Fla.) confirmed the project, offering few details about the classified center but saying it will help the Director of National Intelligence refurbish military intelligence efforts at SOCOM.
The Air Force is placing Air Combat Command in charge of teaching combat tactics to fighter and remotely-piloted aircraft units, according to a May 12 announcement. Beginning this summer, the service will reassign the formal training units for the F-35, F-16, and MQ-9 from Air Education and Training Command to…