USAF announces that Brig. Gen. (select) Susan Y. Desjardins, a 1980 Air Force Academy graduate, will become the Commandant of Cadets, the first woman to hold that post.
Small satellites meant to improve the way the U.S. measures Earth’s magnetic field—an option to expand the military’s position, navigation, and timing enterprise—launched March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif.