The Air Force on March 26 activated the 422nd Joint Tactics Squadron under the Air Force Expeditionary Center at JB McGuire, N.J. The new unit, formerly just a division within the center, will be the central repository for expeditionary combat support lessons learned and tactics, techniques, and procedures. “This squadron will ultimately enable airmen to receive the most current training and timely updates to TTPs prior to deploying,” said Lt. Col. Scott Robinson, the new unit’s commander. He added, “This not only helps save lives, it eliminates the need for additional training-in theater. It is really a force multiplier.” The 422nd JTS is the first of its kind within the Air Force for ground combat, but its work parallels that of the 561st JTS at Nellis AFB, Nev., that gathers and disseminates flying TTPs for aviators, according to USAF officials. (McGuire report by SSgt. Zachary Wilson)
Anduril and General Atomics will develop their Collaborative Combat Aircraft for the Air Force, beating out Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman, the service announced on April 24. But any of the non-selected companies can compete to actually manufacture the eventual design, the Air Force said.