The hurricane in New Orleans did nothing to dampen the wildfire raging in Idaho, so on Sunday Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing, Peterson AFB, Colo., sent two C-130s and crews to help battle the Idaho blaze.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.