TSgt. Robert Weston, a member of the 3rd Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, received a Bronze Star medal Oct. 31 for his actions during a recent deployment to Southwest Asia. Col. Thomas Bergeson, commander of Elmendorf’s 3rd Wing, presented Weston the medal at a ceremony on the base. (Air Force photo release by SrA. Tinese Treadwell)
In the face of Chinese war plans to disrupt U.S. command-and-control networks in the event of a conflict, the Air Force needs to focus less on its “connect everything” efforts and prepare its combat aviators to fight without a constant connection to higher-ups, according to a new report from AFA’s…