Two USAF C-130s and one C-17 flew more than 61,000 pounds of supplies to Pakistan from Dec. 16-23. That brings the total USAF airlift effort to more than 10 million pounds of relief supplies, flown in by 51 C-130, 45 C-17, and 52 contracted aircraft sorties.
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.