The 2005 BRAC drama is nearly done—Congress just has to do nothing—but for many Air National Guard units across the country the “anxiety” they face in aircraft and personnel movements is really sinking in, says Lt. Gen. Daniel James III, ANG director. Speaking at a Capitol Hill seminar Wednesday, James acknowledges the old days when the Air Guard “just changed airplanes” are over.
A prototype aircraft tug being tested out at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. could save MQ-9 Reaper maintainers time and money and cut down on safety risks on the flightline.