Capt. Justin Snider with the 13th Intelligence Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif., received the Dutch Peacekeeping Medal for his support to the war on terror while he worked under Dutch command at Regional Command South, Kandahar AB, Afghanistan. Among his accomplishments, Snider disseminated intelligence-reconnaissance-surveillance products, drafted regional ISR collection requirements, and educated coalition forces about Air Force ISR assets. (Beale report by SrA. George Cloutier)
The first A-10 Thunderbolt II has left the Idaho Air National Guard as part of the Air Force’s service-wide effort to divest its close air support aircraft. In late March, the wing's A-10s took on their final mission when multiple aircraft and over 300 Airmen deployed to U.S. Central Command.