Air Force Space Command’s 24th Air Force changes from Air Forces Strategic to Air Forces Cyber (AFCYBER) to better reflect its mission in support of the newly formed US Cyber Command, a subunified command under US Strategic Command.
Small satellites meant to improve the way the U.S. measures Earth’s magnetic field—an option to expand the military’s position, navigation, and timing enterprise—launched March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.