With the activation of 24th Air Force, the Air Force’s new cyber operations organization, Tuesday at Lackland AFB, Tex., “a great deal of work remains” to integrate cyberspace operations with those in air and space, writes Gen. Robert Kehler, commander of Air Force Space Command. In an Aug. 18 release, Kehler, whose organization oversees the new numbered air force, writes that AFSPC has “an extensive blueprint” in place outlining the first 100 days for 24th AF to guide this integration. Many of the lessons learned by the Air Force in operationalizing the space domain will apply, he says. In fact, he notes, space and cyberspace share three key characteristics: rapid global access, persistence, and enabling awareness at strategic levels. He writes: “This is the key: combining our capabilities brings game-changing effects to our military.”
Due to the prolonged delay in deliveries of the Tech Refresh 3 version of the F-35 fighter, Denmark is pulling six of its TR-2-configured F-35 jets stationed in the U.S. back to home base in order to consolidate aircraft and get better training for its pilots and maintainers, the Danish…