The new Air Force Secretary, Michael W. Wynne, didn’t just cut and run after being sworn into office at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. He stayed for lunch with cadets in the academy’s Mitchell Hall, where he told cadets, “This is your academy, for you to set the standard for belonging, for you to set the exemplary standard, for you to revere its ethics and its values.” Wynne graduated from West Point but served in the Air Force during seven years on active duty. His father is a retired Air Force officer, and his brother was an Air Force Academy graduate, and is buried in school’s cemetery. On his first day on the job, Wynne also penned a letter to airmen. Read it here.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.