Air Mobility Command’s Phoenix Stripe program attracted 46 junior NCOs and civilians from across the Air Force to Scott AFB, Ill., to take part in the highly selective professional development program that offers an overview of AMC operations. This year’s program included airmen from other commands, Scott civilian employees, and Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Command airmen.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth foot-stomped the Pentagon's push for acquisition speed and contractor accountability in a Jan. 12 speech at Lockheed Martin’s production hub in Fort Worth, Texas—the heart of the department’s biggest acquisition program, the F-35.
