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Vol. 65 No. 21
Weapons School welcomes new commandant
By Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika
99th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.
— The U.S. Air Force Weapons School
welcomed a new commandant during
a change of command ceremony here
May 26.
During the ceremony, command
of the USAFWS was passed from Col.
Adrian Spain to Col. Michael Drowley.
The presiding official of the ceremo-
ny, Brig. Gen. Christopher Short, 57th
Wing commander, extended a warm
welcome to all in attendance before
speaking about the Weapons School’s
far-reaching effects on the Air Force
and Department of Defense.
“The United States Air Force Weap-
ons School is an organization that builds
tactical experts, integration specialists,
senior-leader advisors, and the future
leaders of our Air Force,” said Short.
“The Weapons School upholds the
high standards of integrity, service and
excellence that keeps our Air Force
combat ready for tomorrow’s fight. This
organization produces the instructions
that pave the way for joint integration,
realistic training and innovative tactic
Air Force moves to bring about RPA mission relief
By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs for crews, directing additional funds to
The Air Force is pursuing a range of
options that will, in combination with a
reset in the number of sustainable combat
air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress as contractors to bring relief to a com-
on Remotely Piloted Aircraft crews.
Initial efforts were announced by the
Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff
earlier this year; new initiatives include
incentive pay increases and bonuses
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development, increasing our combat U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika
capability across our Air Force and
across our DOD.” Col. Michael Drowley (right), U.S. Air Force Weapons School commandant, accepts the
USAFWS guidon from Brig. Gen. Christopher Short, 57th Wing commander, during the
Short then listed some of the Weap- USAFWS’s change of command ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 26. The passing
ons School’s accomplishments during of the guidon signals the official start of the new commander’s tenure in charge.
the past two years under Spain’s com-
mand — which include standing up
the 29th Weapons Squadron at Little
Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas, and
graduating the most weapons officers
for a single year in the school’s 66-year
history despite dealing with the institu-
tion’s most significant restructure since
the Vietnam War — before speaking
about Spain’s lasting legacy on the
USAFWS.
The general closed his speech by wel-
coming Drowley, who comes to Nellis
AFB from the Pentagon, Washington,
D.C., where he served as the senior plans
advisor to the Secretary of Defense.
After Short’s remarks, Spain —
who’s next assignment is at Eglin AFB,
Florida, as the 53rd Wing commander
— thanked his family for their support
throughout his command tenure and
addressed the men and women of the
Weapons School.
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that reduce stress on personnel and build long-term viability of this capability.”
the mission, augmenting current crew readiness that is sustainable over time. After spending much of the last decade
manning, increasing the number of RPA
pilot graduates, and increasing the use “Balancing intelligence, surveillance in surge mode, the Air Force is looking to
of Guard and Reserve Airmen as well and reconnaissance capability across put into place measures to bring additional
the range of military operations with relief to the high-demand remotely piloted
munity in high demand. finite resources remains a challenge,” aircraft community.
said James. “In order to best meet mis-
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James sion demands and sustain the force, the “What our remotely piloted aircraft
says the Air Force will continue to sup- SECDEF has approved a CAP reset to professionals are doing in today’s fight and
port combatant commanders with RPA improve RPA pilot operations tempo. in preparing for future conflicts is simply
missions while also focusing on initiatives We needed to do this to ensure the
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Nellis Living ............................ 17
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