The U.S. Air Force redesignates Space Command as Air Force Space Command to differentiate it from the newly-established U.S. Space Command, a combatant command. AFSC later transitions to become Space Operations Command within the U.S. Space Force.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
