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)
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.
