The C-130J’s deployed combat experience is felt in other ways as well. ANG Maj. Julie Petrina, a J model pilot, told reporters Monday at the AFA’s Washington conference that missions into dangerous areas are flown with aircrew members wearing survival vests, 9 mm pistols, and, after dark, night vision goggles. Engines are even left running during off-loads whenever possible, so that the aircraft can quickly take off if a threat develops. Petrina has served two tours in Southwest Asia since 2004 and is scheduled to deploy again later this year.
The new Cyber Force Generation plan for the U.S. military announced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a brief email last week seeks to give U.S. Cyber Command more authority over the employment, training and equipping of U.S. troops preparing for and waging cyber war. Former Air Force officers and national security…
