Halfway There, Almost: Air Force officials say the service is close to the halfway point in its effort to privatize 75 percent of the service’s housing inventory. The Defense Department privatization effort got Congressional approval 10 years ago, but USAF began to use the privatization initiative to improve its base family housing about six years ago.
The House Armed Services Committee on June 4 approved an amendment to a key defense policy bill that would bar the Air Force from retiring E-3 Sentry aircraft through fiscal 2027.