USAF establishes Space Command, with headquarters at Peterson AFB, Colo. (USAF redesignates it Air Force Space Command on Nov. 15, 1985, following establishment of US Space Command on Sept. 23, 1985.)
Seeking to make life harder for a potential adversary like China, the Air Force wants more airfields in more locations, giving the service more freedom to operate in combat. But runways serve little purpose if they are damaged beyond use. The Air Force recently conducted a “beta test” to figure…