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FBI needs new limits on use of foreign spy data, says advisory board
The White House board says FBI should stop using a database of foreigners’ emails and communications to investigate crimes other than national security.
US Air Force ramps up intel flights, weapons shipments to Ukraine
Flight trackers have spotted American Rivet Joint, Global Hawk, Reaper and Joint STARS aircraft, plus allied assets.
The Air Force is ready to retire four E-8C Joint STARS jets in 2022
Airmen associated with the aircraft can switch to other jobs at Robins Air Force Base or transfer elsewhere.
Air Force previews plan to phase out enlisted drone pilots
Congress appears likely to let the Air Force ditch 24 of its 31 RQ-4 Global Hawks soon.
Construction, renovation, unit moves solidify Grand Forks AFB’s role as the center of the service’s ISR mission
The 319th Reconnaissance Wing will add units at remote sites to its command, starting next year.
By Todd South
US, coalition airstrikes in CENTCOM region plummet amid withdrawal plans
American and coalition aircraft have conducted more than 400 airstrikes across the Middle East since Jan. 1.
Robins looks to bring home the BACN under new Air Force proposal
If Congress signs off on the proposal, Robins would get a squadron of nine E-11A Battlefield Airborne Communications Node aircraft.
Wildfire prompts Beale AFB to evacuate some base housing
Some residents in base housing at Beale Air Force Base, California, were urged to evacuate as a wildfire spread across Yuba County Tuesday.
Russian lawmakers vote to follow US out of overflight treaty
Moscow has signaled its readiness to reverse the withdrawal procedure and stay in the treaty if the United States returns to the agreement.
Pentagon pushes back on report of anti-extremism social media surveillance program
The Pentagon's extremism working group is not developing a social media screening pilot program, its top spokesman said.
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy higher among soldiers, Black service members, study shows
Nearly 94 percent of service members who get a first dose of the vaccine complete their second dose, but certain demographic groupings are far more hesitant to get vaccinated at all.
By Harm Venhuizen