In a ceremony Oct. 6, 9th Special Operations Squadron airmen at Eglin AFB, Fla., dedicated the unit’s auditorium to the late Brig. Gen. Benjamin H. King, the first commander of the nascent 1st Air Commando Wing at Hurlburt Field, Fla. in 1961. Taking charge of the wing as a colonel, King understood men and the dynamics of command, said retired Lt. Col. Eugene Rossel, USAF (Ret.), according to an account of the ceremony in the Bradenton Herald. King, a former World War II ace with seven kills, was remembered as a highly charismatic leader who inspired his troops, as he prepared them for action in Vietnam. He died in 2004.
The Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $398 million contract to design and build a communications satellite prototype with advanced anti-jam and data processing capabilities. The service announced the contract for the Enhanced Protected Tactical SATCOM-Prototype program, or Enhanced PTS-P, May 15, and said the satellite will launch no sooner than…