A new detachment to train and certify operators on the Pave Paws Upgraded Early Warning Radar activated at Beale AFB, Calif., earlier this month. The 21st Operations Group activated Det. 4 at Beale in response to Air Force Space Command units taking over responsibility for training operators from Air Education and Training Command in December, according to a Dec. 16 release. “What we train and operate at Beale … is critical to the defense of our nation and allies,” 21st OG Commander Col. Troy Endicott said in a release. “This detachment allows us to strengthen mission excellence by partnering our training assets with space operations,” he added. The US and Britain operate five Pave Paws stations at Beale, Cape Cod AFS, Mass., Clear AFB, Alaska., Thule AB, Greenland, and RAF Fylingdales, UK, to detect and track ballistic missile launches and provide space monitoring. Det. 4 at Beale will be responsible for training US and allied operators at each of the sites world-wide, according to the release. The detachment stood up at Beale on Dec. 8.
Airman 1st Class Marcus White-Allen concocted a story to cover up that he fired his M18 9mm pistol into Airman Braden Lovan’s chest killing him on July 20, two Airmen from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY testified during separate courts martial proceedings on Oct. 30-31.
