Strategic Air Command accepts its first operational B-1B Lancer, a long-range bomber with variable swept wings. It goes to the 96th Bombardment Wing at Dyess AFB, Tex.
The Senate confirmed new leaders of U.S. forces in Europe and the Middle East over the weekend. Lawmakers on June 29 also approved a reshuffling of Air Force officials that will put new faces in the service’s Pentagon headquarters as well as at its largest command.