US Air Forces in Europe medics joined other US military and Moroccan medical personnel, treating patients in rural Morocco for diseases such as tuberculosis and intestinal infections as part of the humanitarian medical aid portion of African Lion 06, an annual US-Moroccan military exercise, which ended May 31. According to Stars and Stripes, a group of 33 active duty and reserve Air Force and Navy personnel have treated nearly 5,000 people in less than a week.
A prototype aircraft tug being tested out at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M. could save MQ-9 Reaper maintainers time and money and cut down on safety risks on the flightline.