The Air Force formally assumes control of the Naval Space Surveillance System, commonly called the Navy Fence, with operations based at Dahlgren, Va. Now the Air Force Fence, it is a series of nine antenna sites across the southern US that help provide space situational awareness.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.