Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Aug. 17, 2020

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Edited by Amy McCullough with Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

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Bass Becomes First Woman, Asian American to Serve as CMSAF
By Brian W. Everstine

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass took over as the 19th
senior enlisted leader of the service on Aug. 14, marking a period of change and
promising more diversity and inclusion in the ranks. Bass' appointment makes the
Air Force the first military service to have both a woman and an Asian American
in the senior enlisted role, shortly after Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown
Jr. became the first Black officer to lead a branch of the Armed Forces. “This
is a historic moment for you,” Bass said to Airmen of all ranks watching the
ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md. “I encourage you to stay passionate,
determined, purposeful, and keep running your race. And together we will
continue to make meaningful and lasting history as our force charts and
navigates new domains.”

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USAF to Create New 15th Air Force
By Rachel S. Cohen

Air Combat Command is preparing to consolidate its fighter, rescue, and
command-and-control enterprises into a new numbered air force that will help
military leaders wield those forces more effectively. This month, the Air Force
will bring its Ninth and 12th Air Forces under one roof as the 15th Air Force,
ACC Commander Gen. James M. “Mike” Holmes said during an Aug. 14 Air Force
Association event. It’s one of Holmes’s last initiatives as he retires at
the end of the month.

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Joint Staff Strategy Boss Allvin Nominated as USAF Vice Chief
By Rachel S. Cohen

Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin is on deck to become the Air Force’s next vice chief
of staff, the Pentagon announced Aug. 14. President Donald J. Trump nominated
Allvin to succeed Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson, who has been the Air
Force’s second-highest officer since July 2016. Allvin's extensive experience
in joint assignments, including about six of the last 10 years, indicates the
Air Force will continue to grow its offerings and influence in the Joint Force.
Maj. Gen. Jim Dawkins Jr. is also nominated to take over as the Air Force’s
deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration.

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Space Force Doctrine Raises Questions About Nuclear Missiles
By Rachel S. Cohen

If a nuclear missile passes through space on its way to hit the Earth, should
the Space Force own it? That idea puzzled some policy watchers who read a
section on orbital flight in the Space Force’s first Space Capstone Doctrine
paper, published Aug. 10. To them, it suggests that the Air Force’s
intercontinental ballistic missiles, which are fired from underground silos and
arc above the atmosphere before plummeting to a target, would fall under the
space jurisdiction instead. A Space Force official said the doctrine is simply
laying out what the space domain looks and acts like.

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F-16s, KC-135s Deploy to Poland for Training Rotation
By Brian W. Everstine

F-16s and KC-135s deployed to two bases in Poland for an aviation rotation,
shortly after the U.S. and Poland agreed to increase the amount of forces in the
country. F-16s from the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany,
deployed to Łask Air Base for Aviation Detachment Rotation 20.4, while KC-135s
from the Illinois Air National Guard's 126th Air Refueling Wing will be based at
Powidz Air Base. Additionally, the contractor-owned, contractor-operated MQ-9s
from the 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group Detachment 2 recently returned to
Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, from Estonia. The rotation will focus on training
alongside the Polish air force, according to U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

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DoDEA Schools at Kadena, Maxwell Will Start School Remotely Due to COVID
By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

Forty-six of the 159 brick and mortar Department of Defense Education Activity
institutions will begin the school year remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Though many of these institutions are on Army bases, that includes elementary
and middle schools at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., as well as several schools
on Kadena Air Base, South Korea, the Defense Department said on Aug. 13.

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Virtual Events: Silveria on Mitchell’s ‘Aerospace Nation,’ and More
By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

On Aug. 17, AFA's Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies will present a new
installment of its “Aerospace Nation” series featuring U.S. Air Force
Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay B. Silveria. Event video will tentatively be
posted to the think tank's <a
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Radar Sweep

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Snapshot: DOD and COVID-19

Here's a look at how the Defense Department is being impacted by and responding
to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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GAO Finds Controversial Ligado Order Not Subject to Congressional Review Act

The Government Accountability Office has ruled the Federal Communications
Commission's order allowing Ligado to deploy a terrestrial network within the
low band is not a rule subject to the Congressional Review Act, dealing a blow
to opponents of the FCC's decision who argue the network will imperil GPS
signals.

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Pentagon Rethinks Troubled F-35 Logistics System

The Pentagon is in the early stages of replacing the troubled Lockheed Martin
F-35’s autonomous logistics system with a new, cloud-based network, and hopes
to get it up and running by the end of 2022.

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OPINION: Let the Space Force Define Its Own Ranks

"In creating the Space Force, Congress and the president laid out a great blank
canvas on which the service’s founders could color their future," writes
retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of AFA's Mitchell Institute for
Aerospace Studies. "Let’s let them do just that—without tying their hands
behind their backs."

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UN Soundly Defeats US Demand to Extend Arms Embargo on Iran

The U.N. Security Council on Aug. 14 resoundingly defeated a U.S. resolution to
indefinitely extend the U.N. arms embargo on Iran, with the Trump administration
getting support from only the Dominican Republic but vowing further action to
prevent Tehran’s sale and export of conventional weapons.

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Fake News Is Wreaking Havoc on the Battlefield. Here's What the Military's Doing About It

Those pushing fake news campaigns in Europe and elsewhere often have different
goals when it comes to influencing the way people feel about U.S. forces and
their NATO allies. Those efforts frequently center around vilifying the
powerful, decades-old alliance that serves as a major counterbalance to Russia
in Europe and elsewhere.

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The Air Force Is Going Full 'Rainbow Six' with Its New Throwable Scout Robots

Fans of the video game “Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege” will recognize a new
gadget the Air Force is using to help base security forces scout out threats and
inspect vehicles without putting themselves at risk. The best part: you can
absolutely chuck it!

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Kabul Begins Release of Final 400 Taliban, Talks to Follow

Afghanistan has released the first 80 of a final 400 Taliban prisoners, paving
the way for negotiations between the warring sides in Afghanistan’s protracted
conflict, the government said Aug. 14.

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New Boss at AFPC

Maj. Gen. Christopher E. Craige assumed command of the Air Force Personnel
Center from Maj. Gen. Andrew J. Toth during an Aug. 12 ceremony.

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Federal Appeals Court: Male-Only Draft Is Constitutional

A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the
all-male military draft system on Aug. 13, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court
decision. In a decision that overturned a 2019 ruling by a Texas-based federal
judge, a panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans said
“only the Supreme Court may revise its precedent.”

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One More Thing...
Victory Over Japan Day: End of WWII

V-J Day, or Victory over Japan Day, marks the end of World War II, one of the
deadliest and most destructive wars in history. When President Harry S. Truman
announced on Aug. 14, 1945, that Japan had surrendered unconditionally,
war-weary citizens around the world erupted in celebration.

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