Herman S. Wolk, a long-time contributor to Air Force Magazine, died May 6 after a battle with lung cancer. Wolk served for nearly 50 years as an Air Force historian, starting his career in 1959 at Strategic Air Command and retiring in 2005 from the Air Force Office of History. In 2004, he received the Air Force Association’s Gill Robb Wilson award for outstanding contribution in arts and letters. Wolk wrote numerous articles and books, the most recent of which was Cataclysm: General Hap Arnold and the Defeat of Japan, published by the University of North Texas Press this year. His most recent article for Air Force Magazine was “Commander and Chief” in the December 2009 issue.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.