Speaking about the long-delayed Mobility Capabilities Study, now circulating in draft form, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John Jumper believes it will “shift the focus” to a mix of large and smaller tankers. He also expects the inherent cargo-carrying capabilities of tankers to be “counted” in the assessment of mobility capability. Counting tankers against mobility needs, said Jumper, means the Pentagon could come up short of mobility airlift if the tankers are needed to pass fuel at the same time they are expected to haul cargo or troops. “You take that risk,” said Jumper.
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…