Airmen of the 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces, Balad AB, Iraq, have taken over law enforcement functions—replacing soldiers—for both Balad and nearby Camp Anaconda. The Security Force airmen will operate under Army tactical control, according to USAF officials.
The Air Force on March 12 awarded contract modifications worth a combined $2.4 billion to Boeing to procure an undisclosed number of E-7 Wedgetail as part of the program's engineering and manufacturing development phase and continue work on the airborne battle management aircraft’s radar.