Bradley Myers, a firefighter with the 99th Civil Engineer Squadron stationed at Creech AFB, Nev., is the Defense Department’s civilian firefighter of the year for 2008. “This award wouldn’t have been possible without my fellow firemen at Creech, my family, and my friends,” said Myers. He said winning the DOD award “came as a huge bonus” on top of also being recognized as the Air Force’s top civilian firefighter of 2008. Among his acts, he saved the lives of two critically injured victims of an automobile accident, administered life-saving skills to a heart attack victim, and helped to save three local homes from a massive fire. As we reported earlier, SrA. Joshua Livingston of the 90th CES at F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo., is DOD’s top firefighter for 2008 (i.e., uniformed) (Nellis report by A1C Michael Charles)
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.