Air Force Reserve Command has realigned three units within its numbered air forces, according to a release. The 932nd Airlift Wing at Scott AFB, Ill., was reassigned from 4th Air Force to 22nd AF. The 1st Aviation Standards Flight in Oklahoma City, Okla., was reassigned from the 507th Air Refueling Wing under the 4th AF to the 413th Flight Test Group, which is part of 22nd Air Force. Both those reassignments became effective Dec. 10. Additionally, the 13th Reconnaissance Squadron at Beale AFB, Calif., will be reassigned from the 940th Operations Group in 4th AF to the 726th Operations Group under 10th Air Force in February. The realignments, which are based on mission areas, are organizational and do not affect the basing of the units, according to officials.
The Air Force displayed all the firepower it has amassed on Okinawa in an unusually diverse show of force this week. IIn a May 6 “Elephant Walk,” Kadena Air Base showcased 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, eight F-15E Strike Eagles; two U.S. Army Patriot anti-missile batteries near the runway; and…