The Air Force has named its top four civilians for 2007 for the Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employee of the Year Award. They are: David Smart, a wage employee from Hurlburt Field, Fla.; Christopher Nordberg, program specialist, Hill AFB, Utah; Robert Lefever, program manager, Moody AFB, Ga.; and Robert Renko, senior program manager, Linthicum, Md.
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.