Gen. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command, received the Hartinger Award Aug. 21 from the National Defense Industrial Association. The NDIA award, presented by the association’s Rocky Mountain Chapter, recognizes outstanding achievement in military space. It’s named after the first AFSPC commander, Gen. James Hartinger. (AFSPC photo release)
The Pentagon is significantly bolstering airpower near Venezuela, dispatching the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, it said in an Oct. 24 statement. The announcement came just hours after U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers and other U.S. assets flew near the Venezuelan coast on Oct. 23.

