An Air Force B-1B bomber dropped a 2,000-pound joint direct attack munition and an undisclosed number of 500-pound JDAMs onto enemy firing positions in the vicinity of Nangalam, Afghanistan, April 29, successfully eliminating the targets, Air Forces Central said in an April 30 release. In Iraq, a Navy F/A-18E fighter dropped one 500-pound JDAM onto enemy combatants in the vicinity of Baghdad, AFCENT said.
President Donald Trump wants his signature Golden Dome missile defense program to be up and running before the end of his term and has tapped Space Force Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael A. Guetlein to lead the project.