On Oct. 16, TSgt. Rudy Moreno, a member of the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., received an Army Bronze Star Medal for his leadership actions during convoy operations throughout Iraq while he was deployed to work with the US Army at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. Brig. Gen. Paul Johnson, 355th FW commander, presented the medal to Moreno. (Davis-Monthan photo release)
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.