Air Force Global Strike Command has declared its 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., mission ready following the unit’s first full no-notice nuclear surety inspection under the new command. AFGSC had conducted limited NSIs for all three of its missile wings in December. While undergoing the full NSI, the 90th MW also completed a nuclear operational readiness inspection and operational readiness inspection. The AFGSC inspector general team conducted all three inspections from Jan. 5 to Jan. 19. (AFGSC release)
The nation needs a better-coordinated policy for dealing with unmanned aerial systems that threaten domestic bases, Air Force vice chief of staff Gen. James C. Slife told a panel of the Senate Armed Services Committee. He and Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief William LaPlante co-chair a panel looking at counter-UAS…