Col. Margaret Woodward, commander of 6th Air Mobility Wing, MacDill AFB, Fla., says she is canceling next spring’s air show for security reasons, though there is no specific threat. Woodward believes the wing’s operational tempo limits the resources the unit could tap to protect the 6,000-acre facility.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.