The Air Force has decided to stop issuing DOD decals to Air Force personnel to display on their privately owned vehicles. Service officials believe this action will save money and ultimately improve base security procedures, reports SMSgt. Matt Proietti. However, not providing these decals could pose problems for Air Force personnel who transit installations of other services because they may still use the decal to distinguish those vehicles that don’t require extra inspection as long as the driver and passengers provide proper identification. The Air Force says it is working with the other services to find a common ground. Reader Comment
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.