The commander of Air Force Reserve Command last week moved his permanent residence from the Washington, D.C. area to Georgia, home to AFRC headquarters at Robins Air Force Base. We reported last month that the move was imminent. AFRC boss, Lt. Gen. Charles Stenner Jr., who also serves as Chief of the Air Force Reserve, headquartered at Bolling AFB, D.C., believes his domicile change “will accelerate the process of Total Force Integration” and enhance his ability to conduct major command responsibilities, which includes serving as “the center of gravity for operational taskings.” He said that “to do justice” to that responsibility, “I believe it’s imperative that I live where the command is located.” (AFRC report)
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.