Maj. Gen. Philip M. Breedlove has been nominated for a third star to take over the command of 3rd Air Force at Ramstein AB, Germany, the Department of Defense announced April 17. Breedlove has served since October 2006 as vice director of strategic plans and policy on the Joint Staff. He would replace Lt. Gen. Robert D. Bishop Jr., who has led 3rd AF since December 2006.
An Air Force F-16 pilot designed a collapsible ladder that weighs just six pounds and folds into the unused cockpit map case.