CSAR-X Sites to Undergo Environmental Review: The Air Force plans to start the environmental impact analysis process for 10 prospective locations to beddown Air Force Special Operations Command’s replacement for the HH-60 combat search and rescue helicopter. On Thursday, the Air Force announced that it was considering locating the CSAR-X aircraft at facilities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, and at one overseas facility. (Read our item from Thursday for the specific bases under consideration.)
An Air Force F-16 pilot designed a collapsible ladder that weighs just six pounds and folds into the unused cockpit map case.