The 3rd Component Maintenance Squadron at JB Elmendorf, Alaska, has won a 2010 maintenance award, the Defense Department announced Wednesday. These awards are presented annually to recognize outstanding achievements in weapon system and military equipment maintenance. The Elmendorf unit was one of two recognized across the DOD in the small-sized depot or field unit category. The Elmendorf airmen will receive their award at a banquet in November in Tampa. (DOD release)
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
