President Obama nominated Maj. Gen. Sam Angelella to receive a third star for his new assignment as commander of US Forces Japan and commander of 5th Air Force at Yokota AB, Japan, announced the Defense Department on Monday. Angelella has been serving since November 2010 as the Joint Staff’s vice director for strategic plans and policy. He’ll replace Lt. Gen. Burton Field, who’s led those organizations since October 2010. The Air Force leadership has tapped Field to be the next deputy chief of staff for operations, plans, and requirements on the Air Staff. Field will succeed Lt. Gen. Hawk Carlisle, who’s held that position since January 2011.
RTX, parent of Raytheon, Collins and Pratt & Whitney, is getting out of the space prime business and focusing on its "strengths" as a maker of space sensors, buses, and components, company COO Chris Calio said during an earnings call.