USAF announces that Air Force Special Operations Command, the first new command since 1982, will be established by early summer, as a component of US Special Operations Command. (See May 22 entry.)
U.S. Northern Command plans to sign an agreement with its European and Pacific counterparts to enhance coordination and close security seams in the Arctic, a strategically vital region that spans all three commands. The agreement comes at an important moment in NORTHCOM's evolution, as its mission grows more complex.
