The huge hotel and mall complex project undergoing construction at Ramstein AB, Germany, likely will open two years late and significantly over estimated costs, reports Stars and Stripes. In fall 2005, Air Force project managers heralded the installation of a 15-ton dome for a segment of the 840,000 square foot Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, believing then the center would open in early 2007. Instead, officials told Stripes last week that the roof leaks, and the roofing company has gone bankrupt. That and other problems among 36 contractors have led to slowdowns and an estimated 20 percent increase in costs. The centerpiece hotel now expects to take its first guest late this year and opening of the shopping mall portion might be another year away.
Due to the prolonged delay in deliveries of the Tech Refresh 3 version of the F-35 fighter, Denmark is pulling six of its TR-2-configured F-35 jets stationed in the U.S. back to home base in order to consolidate aircraft and get better training for its pilots and maintainers, the Danish…