Two more airmen from the 509th Security Forces Squadron, Whiteman AFB, Mo., received Army decorations for actions while deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. The Army awarded Army Commendation Medals to SrA. Simone Hurd and SrA. Bobbi Mead, both served as armed response team members covering Ali Base, Iraq, from September 2004 to March 2005 with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron.
China thinks it will be able to invade Taiwan by 2027 and has developed a technology edge in many key areas—but it is artificial intelligence that may be the decisive factor should conflict erupt, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.