
The U.S. Air Force is examining modernization of its system of early warning radars and airborne command and control assets in Alaska. "It's time to take a look at new ways of doing these things, and this is a topic that's under way," Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett said on Nov. 19 during a virtual forum of the Alaska World Affairs Council to discuss the service's recently released Arctic strategy. The U.S. Air Force in July released what it called…