USAF and NRO leaders sign a statement of intent to improve cooperation. Among the new terms, the Air Force will assign a two-star general officer to serve as NRO’s principal military advisor and third in command, and the NRO will assign a civilian to work with Air Force Space Command as its deputy director of operations.
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
