Air Force Global Strike Command reaches full operational capability, less than 14 months after its initial activation to oversee USAF’s nuclear-capable bomber force and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Poor event planning and staffing contributed to a fatal mishap last April at Kadena Air Base, Japan, when rotor wash from an HH-60W helicopter knocked over a Japanese teacher from a Department of Defense Education Activity school attending a public aerial demonstration, according to an Air Force investigation.
