Keys also told conferees that Air Combat Command already has transferred some, but not all aircraft from Langley AFB, Va., to inland bases in anticipation of Hurricane Ophelia. When he spoke, the Virginia base was expecting eight to nine inches of rain and some wind, so ACC planned to move only those aircraft “we couldn’t get into a hangar,” said Keys.
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.