Make Yourself Joint—It’s Legal: The Air Force has decided that majors and above—and some captains—can self-nominate themselves for credit for joint duty based on an expanded list of approved operations. Why bother? You can combine your credits with those earned during a present or future joint assignment. To what end? You could get out of the assignment earlier than planned. Interested? Check here for more information.
U.S. Space Command is still passionate about the idea of being able to maneuver satellites in orbits without worrying about conserving fuel. But how exactly to achieve that remains unsettled as the combatant command works with the Pentagon’s acquisition enterprise, SPACECOM’s deputy commander said.