President Barack Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Anthony Rock for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and for assignment as Chief of the Office of the Defense Representative-Pakistan, at the US Embassy in Islamabad, Pakistan. Rock currently serves as vice director of strategic plans and policy on the Joint Staff, according to a Feb. 25 Pentagon release.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.