A1C Jerome D. Miller Jr., 23, of Washington, D.C., died due to a non-combat-related incident in Parwan province, Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Monday. Miller was assigned to the 459th Security Forces Squadron at JB Andrews, Md. He died on Oct. 13, according to DOD.
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.