Air Force Reserve Command boss Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner has selected CMSgt. Kathleen Buckner for the command’s top enlisted position. Prior to this assignment, Buckner served as the command chief for the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., since May 2009. “We’re looking forward to Chief Buckner coming on board and sharing her distinctive wealth of experience. She’ll play a crucial leadership role through a historical period in this command,” said Stenner in a release. Buckner will replace CMSgt. Dwight Badgett, who is moving on to be senior enlisted advisor for Joint Task Force North at Fort Bliss, Tex.
Lockheed Martin’s proposed autonomous drone, called Vectis, is still on track to fly a prototype by the end of 2027, an official from the company’s Skunk Works division said Sept. 10, and the firm already started work on four more Vectis aircraft.


