Those eager to see the long-awaited Mobility Capabilities Study have to wait a while longer. The latest word from the Pentagon is to expect it “sort of between September and October.” That was the response Michael Wynne, DOD’s No. 2 acquisition official, gave a reporter for Inside Defense.com (requires subscription) at a conference in Anaheim, Calif. Gen. Norton Schwartz, new head of TRANSCOM, told Senators in July that the study was done.
The U.K. and the U.S. will continue to enjoy access to the ports, airfield, and workshops at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean for at least another century, under a deal inked between the U.K. and Mauritius May 22.