The Air Force has drafted an environmental assessment that determines a new initial flight screening pilot straining program at the Pueblo, Colo., Memorial Airport will not have an adverse environmental effect, the Pueblo Chieftain reports. The public can comment on the report through May 12. Earlier this year, the Air Force chose Doss Aviation of Colorado Springs to provide aircraft, instructors, maintenance and support for the service’s flight screening, and the first classes are scheduled to begin on Oct. 1.
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall doesn’t see great value in trying to break the Sentinel ICBM program off as a separate budget item the way the Navy has with its ballistic-missile submarine program, saying such a move wouldn’t create any new money for the Air Force to spend on other…