The Air Force plans to use the dedication of the Air Force Memorial—set for Oct. 14—as the launch pad for the service’s 60th anniversary year celebration. The theme of the commemoration is “From Heritage to Horizons—Commemorating 60 Years of Air & Space Power.” Officials expect an overflow crowd at the dedication for the memorial, so USAF plans to offer a simulcast presentation in the Pentagon South Parking, which also is to be the site for a daylong Air Force open house. Read more details here.
Amid NATO’s continued push to ramp up air defenses in Eastern Europe, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall swung by seven allied countries to boost relations last week, including those on Russia’s and Ukraine’s doorstep.