The Air National Guard has initiated a $7 million improvement project for the ANG facility at Joe Foss Airport in Sioux Falls, S.D., including the replacement of the 114th Fighter Wing’s squadron operations complex, the Argus Leader reports. The existing complex dates back to the 1950s. Officials expect the new building to be finished by January 2007. Work is also under way on the base’s administration building and the entrance gate, road, and entry building.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.