The Pentagon announced Jan. 19 that SrA. Omar J. McKnight, 22, of Marrero, La., died Jan. 17 in a non-hostile incident in Iraq. McKnight deployed to Joint Base Balad from the 6th Security Forces Squadron at MacDill AFB, Fla. There was no further information available.
The nominee to become the next head of U.S. Strategic Command, Vice Adm. Richard Correll, endorsed the production of more than 100 B-21 bombers, echoing his predecessor Gen. Anthony Cotton's view.
