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Acting Secretary of the Air Force
John Roth expressed comfort and confidence Feb. 26 in the priorities outlined by newly-installed Secretary of Defense
Lloyd Austin and his focus on modernization, defeating coronavirus, and “making certain our work environments are free of discrimination, hate, and harassment.”
Roth made his comments about Austin and the new administration as well as a range of other topics during a 30-minute “virtual fireside chat” at the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium.
“We are here to defend the nation and that is not going to change. … I view my role as ensuring that we as the (Department of the) Air Force continue the momentum that we have built up on both the air and space side. We can’t afford to take a pause,” Roth said in explaining his approach to the job as acting secretary.
With Fewer US Troops in Europe, MQ-9 Reaper Drones Are Filling the Gap
The U.S. Air Force has deployed MQ-9 Reaper aircraft and approximately 90 Airmen to the 71st Air Base at Campia Turzii to conduct intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions in support of NATO operations. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Savannah L. Waters)
26 Feb 2021
Increasing the number of MQ-9 Reaper drones based in Europe earlier this year gives the U.S. more leverage on the continent and allows it to observe Russian military activity in the Black Sea, the head of U.S. Air Forces Europe-Africa, or USAFE, said Thursday.
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The KC-46 s chief problem is a glitch in its Remote Vision System, or RVS, software, which does not allow a clear visual of the boom connecting to another aircraft. The Air Force continues to work with manufacturer Boeing Co. to fix the troubled tanker, which was first delivered in January 2019 despite that problem. The service reached an agreement last April with Boeing on the final RVS redesign, known as RVS 2.0.
Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, head of AMC, said that, while the KC-46 still isn t ready for an overseas deployment to a combat region, the tanker will start accepting mission tasks from U.S. Transportation Command, or TRANSCOM, on a case-by-case basis.