CMSgt. Joseph Barron is Air Mobility Command’s new top enlisted man, reporting for his new role after 16 months at Keesler AFB, Miss., as the command chief master sergeant for 2nd Air Force. Barron’s service includes duty with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Air Force Recruiting Service, and Air Force Thunderbirds Aerial Demonstration Team.
‘Angry Kitten’ EW Pod Tested on Search-and-Rescue HC-130
April 17, 2026
The Air Force recently tested its “Angry Kitten” electronic warfare pod on an HC-130J during Exercise Bamboo Shield, showing the pod can turn the rescue platform into a command-and-control node and protect it from enemy radars.The tests follow what could be the pod’s first use in combat after it was…