USAF air assets continued their support of Pakistani earthquake relief operations. A C-130 and one contracted B-747 airlifted more than 133,000 pounds of aircraft parts, turbine engines, tents, and other supplies to assist the Pakistani government. So far, the Air Force has flown in more than six million pounds of relief supplies.
House lawmakers are moving to keep the Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail development program alive after the Pentagon announced plans to wind it down in the coming years.