Second Lieutenant Kelly Nettleblad became the 10,000th student to graduate from the Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class at Columbus AFB, Miss. Gen. William R. Looney III, commander of Air Education and Training Command, last month pinned the silver pilot wings on Nettleblad, who will become a T-38 instructor pilot at Columbus.
The Space Force is proposing to cancel a $3.4 billion program intended to provide missile warning and tracking coverage of the northern polar region as part of its 2027 budget request.