A coalition air strike exploded the plans of two insurgents attempting to set up an improvised explosive device on a street north of Baghdad, reports the Multi-National Corps-Iraq. The strike killed the two insurgents, leaving little collateral damage and no civilian injuries.
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.