The U.S. Air Force’s 53rd Wing officially elevated its Collaborative Combat Aircraft unit to a fully operational squadron. The new Experimental Operations Unit was formally activated on Thursday, June 5 at Nellis Air Force Base.
The unit had previously operated as a detachment under the 53rd Wing, based in Nevada, since 2023. This week’s activation as a fully operational squadron comes as the Air Force steps up testing of the first phase of its Collaborative Combat Aircraft (or CCA) program.
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More than 20 U.S. Army museums that showcase the legacies of major historic units or bases will close in the next three years in a major overhaul of the museum system, Army officials said Wednesday.
A list of museums slated to be closed, obtained by Task & Purpose, includes ones at Fort Drum, New York, which is dedicated to the 10th Mountain Division, and museums at major bases like Fort Stewart, Georgia, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Bliss, Texas.
In all, the Army plans to reduce its current roster of 41 museums — 38 of which are on or near bases inside the U.S.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, U.S. Air Forces Central and Combined Forces Air Component Commander, speaks with Airmen at an undisclosed forward operating base within the CENTCOM area of responsibility, Jan. 30, 2024.Public Domain
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has selected Lt. Gen. Alexus Grynkewich as the next commander of U.S. forces in Europe and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s next supreme allied commander.
If Grynkewich, who currently serves as director of operations for the Joint Staff, gets confirmed, he will replace Army Gen.
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