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.
The AIM-120 AMRAAM will likely be the complement to the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, a Raytheon executive said. He characterized the JATM as an expensive, "kick-down-the-door" weapon, while he argued that AMRAAM is the more affordable missile to be used in larger quantities.