F-15s from the 67th Fighter Squadron at Kadena AB, Japan, deployed to a joint US Pacific Command exercise on Sept. 9. Exercise Valiant Shield, hosted at Andersen AFB, Guam, focuses on air, land, sea, and cyberspace dominance in the Pacific. This is an important exercise because it shows our ability to relocate, integrate and demonstrate our ability to reach out to any adversary and provide air dominance,” said Capt. Angelo Pelligrini, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit officer in charge, according to a Pacific Air Forces news release. “Our pilots will get valuable training by integrating with the Navy, Marine Corps and other military units.”
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
