The airmen deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight at Balad AB, Iraq, moved 930 tons of cargo from 77 aircraft on a single day. That broke a record set in 2006 by more than 100 tons. In November, the unit’s airmen moved an average of 480 tons per day. (USAF report by SSgt. Travis Edwards)
President Donald Trump’s nominee for Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff touted his highly unusual background for the job as an asset and reaffirmed his commitment to stay apolitical during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 1.