The Air Force’s two top leaders have released a new Letter to Airmen that urges airmen to consider how their “personal well-being affects [their] job performance” and, by extension, the unit mission. The leaders cite hurricane season as an example for airmen who live in hurricane-prone areas to consider “how prepared you are to protect your family financially.” Read the entire letter here.
The U.S. military is maintaining a beefed-up presence in the Middle East, including fighters and air defense assets, following the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities June 22 and subsequent retaliation by the Iranians against Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar.