US Central Command Air Forces leader, Lt. Gen. Gary North, traveled to Afghanistan last week, visiting with airmen at various locations, including those serving in unconventional roles on Provincial Reconstruction Teams. On his stopover at the Mehtar Lam PRT, one of six PRTs run by the US Air Force in Afghanistan. North praised the airmen’s work, saying they’d be much better for their time in this joint operation when they “go back” to their Air Force jobs. “There’s not a better example of the joint environment than the PRT,” said North.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office calls for the Pentagon’s Chief Technology Officer to have budget certification authority over the military services’ research and development accounts—a move the services say would add a burdensome and unnecessary layer of bureaucracy.
