The Senate, in a flurry of action May 19, confirmed stars and new jobs for Lt. Gen. William M. Fraser III, Maj. Gen. James G. Roudebush, and Maj. Gen. Norman R. Seip Fraser retains his three stars and is to become the assistant to the JCS Chairman. Roudebush receives a third star and takes over as the Air Force Surgeon General. Seip will gain a star and move to command of 12th Air Force and US Southern Command Air Forces, headquartered at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.