Six B-1
B bombers and some 173 airmen from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., have arrived at Eielson AFB, Alaska, to lead the action for the first Red Flag-Alaska of 2007, now underway and continuing through April 21. About 80 aircraft from the Air Force and Navy and foreign countries are participating in this first of three Alaskan Red Flags for 2007.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…


