An investigation was ongoing into the shooting death Sunday night of Brig. Gen. Thomas Tinsley, the commander of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, at his home on base, according to a July 28 Air Force release. An Associated Press report Monday afternoon indicated that USAF officials did not believe foul play was a factor. Elmendorf medics declared Tinsley dead at his home at 10:30 p.m. on July 27. He has served as commander of the wing since May 2007.
After years of describing to lawmakers and Pentagon leaders the nature of that threat and the key role spacepower plays in deterring conflict in the domain and enabling the rest of the joint force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters during AFA’s Warfare Symposium here that the message appears to…