Sixty members of the Utah Air National Guard’s 109th Air Control Squadron have deployed to Southwest Asia for the fourth time since 2000, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. They deployed to Iraq for seven months in 2003 and 2004, and, here at home, the squadron also supported Operation Noble Eagle for a year.
The Air Force is planning to spend $2.19 billion over the next five years to acquire new C-37 jets for transporting military and civilian leaders. That’s on top of another $1.17 billion in projected funding for the VC-25B “Air Force One” replacement.