Aiming to get its airmen in and out of Southwest Asia more easily and with less cost, the Air Force hit on the idea of letting the current crop of airmen drop their mobility bags. What’s the big deal? Apparently, USAF believes it will save $5.1 million per air and space expeditionary (AEF) rotation. The idea is not new. USAF believes it was probably the brainchild of a supply guy working Operation Southern Watch in 1998. It took the 379th Air Expeditonary Wing, at Ali AB, Iraq, to identify stable storage locations from existing facilities to resurface the idea. It is just in test now, with the first crop of bags going into storage. Time will tell.
Due to the prolonged delay in deliveries of the Tech Refresh 3 version of the F-35 fighter, Denmark is pulling six of its TR-2-configured F-35 jets stationed in the U.S. back to home base in order to consolidate aircraft and get better training for its pilots and maintainers, the Danish…