Air Combat Command and Air Force Global Strike Command officials led a one-day summit Sept. 30 at Langley AFB, Va., to discuss the transfer of the service’s three nuclear-capable bomber wings from ACC to Global Strike Command next February. This was the first of three such meeting; the second will take place in November, and the third in December. “Our goal is to make sure that we have a very smooth and safe handoff,” said Col. Jim Dunn, director of ACC’s strategic deterrence and nuclear integration office. Manning was a topic of the conversation. Dunn said since “there is not an overwhelming number of people with nuclear experience” across the Air Force, identifying the best-suited personnel to move into the right jobs at Global Strike Command “has probably been” and “will continue to be” the biggest challenge. (Langley report by TSgt. Mike Slater)
Members of the House Armed Services Committee say the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile program has been set back three months due to the ongoing government shutdown. The comment is noteworthy because the JATM's status has been kept tightly under wraps.
