NATO announces that five of its AWACS aircraft will patrol off the east coast of the United States, marking the first time NATO forces have deployed to the US for a real contingency operation.
After a long period in which munitions were almost an afterthought and sacrificed to pay for other priorities, the Air Force needs to focus on them in order to have the right “package” of capabilities for future conflicts, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. said June 7.