Officials at the US Air Warfare Center at Nellis AFB, Nev., on April 6 formally opened the center’s Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence, which will evaluate, analyze, and train airmen and US allies in the means to integrate irregular warfare capabilities into conventional warfare. (Nellis photo release) n Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee has successfully test fired the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Falcon Combined Cycle Engine Test; it was also the first customer test using AEDC’s Aerodynamic Propulsion Test Unit since it underwent an extensive, multi-year upgrade. (AEDC photo release)
In Purge, Trump Fires Brown, Slife, Franchetti, and More
Feb. 21, 2025
President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announcing his intent to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John "Dan" Caine to replace him in a social media post Feb. 21.