Principi believes the Pentagon has overreached with its plans for the New England area, including closing Otis ANGB, Mass., and would leave the area virtually unprotected. In his words: “My concern is that perhaps they’ve gone too far.”
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…