Denmark now stands as the first nation openly identified as having signed a letter of intent to join a team of NATO nations buying Boeing C-17 transports. Boeing confirmed the letter to Reuters at the Farnborough Air Show near London, England. The company said on July 19 that other NATO nations are close to signing similar agreements, but it would not name them or state the size of the acquisitions. The Air Force late last year opted to cap its purchase at 180. Boeing officials have said that they are still planning to close the C-17 line by the end of 2008 unless it receives a significant number of new orders. Right now, all orders would be completed by the end of 2008, said a spokesman.
The top Air Force commander on on the Japanese island of Okinawa has clamped down alcohol and issued a curfew for junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base for the next month. The order came roughly two weeks after a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and…