Materiel Command’s ICE-Breaker: Air Force Materiel Command plans next week to hold the first Air Force Integrated Collaborative Environment (ICE) Breaker—an annual event to demonstrate modeling and simulation capabilities. The basic idea is to field advanced computer network and software capabilities more quickly—and on cost. This first ICE Breaker will feature scenarios simulating attacks on terrorist camps that will be visible on battle management screens at Aeronautical Systems Center in Ohio, Air Armament Center in Florida, Electronic Systems Center in Massachusetts, as well as the Pentagon.
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.