Adm. Timothy J. Keating takes command of NORAD and US Northern Command, becoming the first Navy officer to hold the NORAD position, which traditionally went to the Air Force.
In a nighttime ceremony contrived to continue concealment of many of its features, the new B-21 bomber rolled out of Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif. plant Dec. 2. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the aircraft's advanced technology represents "deterrence, the American way."