The Air Force seeks airmen to participate in the new “Afghanistan Pakistan Hands Program,” a counterinsurgency initiative established by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen to create greater continuity, focus, and persistent engagement across the battlefield in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Mullen said this effort “will develop and use a cohort of experts who speak the local language, are culturally attuned, and are focused on the problem for an extended period of time.” In fact, the USAF officers and enlisted personnel chosen will be released from their core career fields and fully vested in the program for a period of three to five years. Currently, the Air Force has been tapped to fill 74 of the total 304 slots available for APH across the services. Already seven airmen have been selected and are now in language training. (Randolph report by Paige Hughes)
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.