Air Force officials gathered last week in the Pentagon to open a new art exhibit showcasing the work of French artist Henri Farre, who flew with the Le Premier Groupe d’Escadrille de Bombardment in World War I. The exhibit, which appears on the fifth floor at corridors 9 and 10, also contains some new work recently added to the Air Force Art Program. (Air Force release by MSgt. Russell Petcoff)
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.