The Air Force has selected Clark Realty to develop its AMC East Military Housing Privatization project to improve housing at Andrews AFB, Md., and MacDill AFB, Fla. Clark has worked and is working on various military housing projects. In this most recent public-private venture, Clark will “finance, plan, design, and construct improvements at each base, as well as own and operate the rental housing for 50 years,” states a company release. Sean Callahan, Clark development executive, said, “We have a long track record of improving quality of life for the Army, Navy, and Marines, and look forward to continuing this tradition for our nation’s Air Force families.”
The Air Force and Boeing agreed to a nearly $2.4 billion contract for a new lot of KC-46 aerial tankers on Nov. 21. The deal, announced by the Pentagon, is for 15 new aircraft in Lot 11 at a cost of $2.389 billion—some $159 million per tail.