The tactical air controllers of the 25th Air Support Operations Squadron are practicing their basic close-combat skills at Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii, in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Southwest Asia. Air Force Tactical Air Control Party airmen serve with Army forces, where they may need this type training, which provides a “basis for all combative skills,” said SMSgt. John Knipe, 25th ASOS superintendent. According to SSgt. George Earhart—a TACP who definitely is in the right job—called the training “fun,” saying it “keeps you physically active.”
Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge
Dec. 7, 2025
The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.
