T
he Air National Guard posted another slow recruiting month in July, achieving only 87 percent of its goal of 907 recruits. That puts the Air Guard down for six months in a row. However, its strong showing earlier in the fiscal year means it has averaged about 95 percent of its total Fiscal 2007 goal. And, the Pentagon says retention is still “within acceptable limits.” The active Air Force and Air Force Reserve Command each made 100 percent of their July goals.
The Pentagon is significantly bolstering airpower near Venezuela, dispatching the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, it said in an Oct. 24 statement. The announcement came just hours after U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers and other U.S. assets flew near the Venezuelan coast on Oct. 23.
