Air Force Reserve Command surpassed its recruiting goal for the fifth straight year, and did so in record time. The recruiting year ends Sept. 30, but by Aug. 11, AFRC had already met its goal of 8,800 recruits for the year. That is the earliest date it has ever hit its recruitment mark.
The Space Development Agency added 21 satellites to its nascent data transport network in an Oct. 15 launch, the second mission in a 10-month campaign to field 154 operational spacecraft.