The Senate has confirmed Air National Guard Col. Deborah Rose for her first star and to become director of Joint Forces Headquarters Kansas, Kansas National Guard. Rose currently is the vice commander of the 190th Air Refueling Wing in Topeka. She is the first female general officer for the Kansas National Guard, according to a statement from the Kansas Adjutant General.
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.