Minot AFB, N.D., is now a non-concurrent travel area for airmen’s families as a result of a housing shortage in the Minot community made worse when the Souris River flooded in June. Under the new order, airmen who received authorization to move with their families before Sept. 12 will still be allowed to do so; however, authorization for all others will come on a case-by-case basis, said Bill Warner, Air Force Personnel Command chief of assignment programs and procedures. Family members must stay at the current location, if their travel is delayed for less than 20 weeks. Families delayed for more than 20 weeks may either stay in their current location or move to an interim location at the government’s expense. Minot also remains under a stop movement order put in place after the flooding for all but technical training graduates and new accessions without dependent family members. (Minot report by Debbie Gilda)
A KC-46 touched down at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., on July 1 after a record 45-hour nonstop flight around the world. The mission, called Project Magellan, saw the two crews aboard test their limits as they refueled Air Force jets around the planet.