Lt. Gen. William Fraser received his fourth star Oct. 8 during a promotion ceremony in the Pentagon and became the Air Force’s 34th vice chief of staff. President Bush nominated Fraser for the post in July as part of the service’s leadership shakeup in the wake of two errant shipments of nuclear-related materials dating back to 2006. The Senate confirmed Fraser earlier this month. Fraser, who replaces Gen. Duncan McNabb as vice chief, had been serving since May 2006 as assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (Air Force photo caption by Michael Pausic)
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…