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)
Air Force Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich assumed command of U.S. European Command on July 1, taking over the key assignment as the U.S. and its allies contend with a resurgent Russia and a grinding war in Ukraine.