After slightly more than two years in service, the Air Force inactivated the 755th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron during a Jan. 11 ceremony at Bagram AB, Afghanistan. USAF formed the unit in December 2005 in response to an Army request for support in handling detainees. Lt. Col. Frank Howard, the squadron’s commander, said the 123-member unit’s performance excelled during its just-concluded eight-month stint at Bagram, with airmen garnishing 130 individual decorations and 40 promotions. The Navy’s Task Force Trident is now assuming the squadron’s duties. (USAF report by Capt. Mike Meridith)
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.