The Air Force has awarded Bronze Star medals to officers at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., and Hickam AFB, Hawaii for their actions while deployed to support the war on terror. Capt. Brian Filler deployed from the 90th Security Forces Group at F.E. Warren. Capt. Anthony McCarty deployed from the 15th Security Forces Squadron at Hickam.
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.