Col. Paul Tibbets IV, one of the few pilots qualified to fly all three of the Air Force’s bomber types, was selected for the grade of brigadier general and to serve as deputy director of nuclear operations at US Strategic Command headquarters at Offutt AFB, Neb. Tibbets currently serves as deputy director of operations at Air Force Global Strike Command headquarters at Barksdale AFB, La.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.