Pacific Air Forces announced a new Theater Security Package of F-15E Strike Eagles is on its way to South Korea, while other USAF fighters are shifting to a new deployment in Australia. Twelve F-15E Strike Eagles from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho’s 366th Fighter Wing and support personnel left for Osan AB, South Korea, on Friday to participate in training with their Republic of Korea counterparts and allies in exercises and other training activities as part of a TSP. In addition, an earlier TSP package of Air Guard F-16s deployed to Kunsan AB, South Korea, is deploying to Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia, to participate in multilateral training events.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
