The Air Force annually recognizes 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements. The Air Force Association will honor the airmen at AFA’s Air & Space Conference, which begins Sept. 17 in National Harbor, Md. The Daily Report is highlighting one of this year’s outstanding airmen each day until the conference kicks off; today’s column features SrA. Nicholas A. Hurt.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.