Air Forces Central boss, Lt. Gen. Gary North, presented a Bronze Star medal to Capt. Josh Aultman during a visit to Sather Air Base in Iraq April 15. Aultman has been serving as communications planner for the Multi-National Force-Baghdad and received the medal for his “exceptional performance and outstanding bravery,” according to the 447th Air Expeditionary Group photo release.
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.