The 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and the 522nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Andersen AFB, Guam, just finished a search and rescue exercise with the Navy, reports TSgt. Steven Wilson. AWACS aircraft from Kadena AFB, Japan, provided rescue coordination and kept an eye on the 522nd EFS posing as “enemy” fighter jets. The F-16 unit also provided offensive counter air escorts for the Navy helicopters.
Senator to DOD: Redo Study on Suicide by Job Specialty
Sept. 26, 2024
About two months after the Pentagon released a congressionally mandated study on military suicide rates broken down by career field, the senator who led the charge for the study is telling Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III that the released data falls short of what was required by the law.