Gen. Charles R. Holland becomes commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, the first—and to day, only—Air Force officer ever to command all U.S. special operations forces.
B-52 Stratofortress bombers marked a new first in Operation Epic Fury when some of the BUFFs flew over Iran carrying JDAM-guided gravity bombs, according to people familiar with the matter. The development signals a weakening of Iranian air defenses and a new use for the venerable bomber in the nearly…