According to Air Force Materiel Command, the Air Force Information Technology Commodity Council saved the Air Force approximately $5.8 million in its latest quarterly purchase of desktop and laptop computer and monitor configurations. The process, which enables a consolidated buy Air Force-wide, has been in place since August 2003, saving a total of $34 million in the purchase of 140,000 computers.
The 301st Fighter Wing in Fort Worth, Texas, became the first standalone Reserve unit in the Air Force to get its own F-35s, welcoming the first fighter Nov. 5.