Lt. Gen. Gina Grosso this week became the Air Force’s deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services. Grosso, who received her third star during the ceremony, is the first woman to hold the position. The deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel, and services, is responsible for plans and policies covering all parts of military and civilian personnel management, including endstrength, education and training, compensation, and resource allocation, according to a release. A large part of the job will be developing plans to expand the Human Capital Annex of the Air Force’s Strategic Master Plan to ensure the Air Force is capable today and in the future, Grosso? said. Grosso previously served as the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program director.
United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket is slated to fly its second national security mission in February—nearly six months after its first operational launch and almost a year after it was certified to fly military payloads for the Space Force.
