Wrapping up the speaker panel at the Air Warfare Symposium, Air Force Space Command Commander Gen. Lance Lord today gave his take on the role of Air Force spacepower in the operations of an interdependent force. From taking the “’search’ out of search and rescue,” to using space assets to overcome the problem of great distances, space is critical to the Joint Force, he said. He noted that there is a need to get more Army and Navy personnel into Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles AFB, Calif., to help generate useful, “Joint” space systems from the ground up. He added that today’s military staffing practices do not encourage military personnel to take such a step, though it should.
Air Force F-16s from Germany Deploy to Middle East
Oct. 27, 2024
As tensions spiral in the Middle East, U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from Germany have flown to the region, U.S. Central Command said Oct. 25. The F-16s are from the 480th Fighter Squadron at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, and represent some of the service’s most advanced models.