The Pentagon has announced that TSgt. William H. Jefferson Jr., 34, of Norfolk, Va., died March 22 from wounds received when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near Sperwan Ghar, Afghanistan. Jefferson had deployed from Air Force Special Operations Command’s 21st Special Tactics Squadron at Pope AFB, N.C.
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
