Make Yourself Joint—It’s Legal: The Air Force has decided that majors and above—and some captains—can self-nominate themselves for credit for joint duty based on an expanded list of approved operations. Why bother? You can combine your credits with those earned during a present or future joint assignment. To what end? You could get out of the assignment earlier than planned. Interested? Check here for more information.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.