The latest vector from the Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Michael Moseley, talks about airmen as warriors who have sustained combat operations for 16 years and acknowledges “the strain is taking a toll” but that “airmen perservere.” Moseley writes that the service’s 100-year old battle traditions are the youngest of the services, yet airmen have a “proud heritage.” He attaches two documents: CSAF Airman’s Test and The Airman’s Creed.
Navy Adm. Samuel J. Paparo Jr. assumed leadership of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, succeeding Navy Adm. John Aquilino at a change of command ceremony, urging action amid China's “increasing intrusive and expansionist claims,” on May 3