A C-17 on Tuesday night transported 31 very pregnant women from Keesler to Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB, Tex. A short time later, a C-130 delivered 25 other patients who had been hospitalized in the Keesler Medical Center, which like much of the base was flooded and without power.
The Air Force recently released an updated policy implementing the Pentagon’s new guidance on troops’ religious accommodation requests. The new policy emphasizes the role commanders play in reviewing such requests, limiting the role of chaplains and eliminating special boards meant to advise leaders.