Members of the 45th Space Wing supported the successful launch of the Navy’s first Mobile User Objective System communications satellite. A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral AFS, Fla., on Feb. 24, carrying the narrowband communications satellite into orbit. “The new MUOS constellation will bring a robust ‘communications-on-the-move’ capability to the mobile warfighter,” said Brig. Gen. Anthony Cotton, 45th SW commander, in a release. He added, “The entire government and contractor team worked together flawlessly to make this launch a success.” The Navy plans a constellation of four operational MUOS satellites in geosynchronous orbit plus one on-orbit spare. According to the sea service, the MUOS satellites will provide more than 10 times the communications capacity of the current UHF Follow-On constellation.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA