Maj. Gen. David Baldwin said the fact that he lives in El Dorado Hills had nothing to do with the California National Guard sending the RC-26B to monitor peaceful protests there in June.
Russia scrambled an Su-30 fighter on Friday to intercept an RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft, a P-8 Poseidon and a KC-135 aerial refueling aircraft, according to Russian authorities.
The Air Force has awarded a contract to develop new force element terminals to replace legacy systems and provide access to the United States' most advanced satellite communications.
At least four al-Shabab assailants attacked the Asasey Hotel Friday evening, beginning with a suicide car bomb at the entrance gate and followed by an assault by gunmen who stormed the hotel, which is frequented by politicians, patrons and lawmakers.