If a report by Roxana Tiron in The Hill is correct, conferees working the 2008 defense authorization bill have decided the Army shouldn’t be kicked out of the Joint Cargo Aircraft program. Despite House leanings toward a full roles and missions scrub, House conferees cast out a Senate provision that would have given JCA to the Air Force alone. They argued that the roles and missions debate needs more light of day than the Senate provided. Stay tuned.
Active-Duty Airmen must ensure they have a waist-to-height ratio assessment in their official record within the next two weeks, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach said in a July 13 letter to the force focused on physical fitness and appearance standards.