TSgt. Jackie L. Larsen, 37, of Tacoma, Wash., died of natural causes July 17 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, the Air Force said in a release. She was deployed from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, Calif. No additional details were given.
Space Systems Command has awarded a massive $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX for the “backbone” of its new Space Data Network, a constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit that will provide connectivity for the entire joint force.