USAF mechanics of the 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Support Squadron at FOB Speicher, keep the gun trucks and other convoy vehicles running. While they are performing the same job they might with typical blue-suit vehicles, Air Force mechanic SSgt. Mel Perero explains: “Every vehicle is a priority. It’s got to be right every time.” The USAF maintainers say they work closely with their Army counterparts, sharing spare parts when needed.
The Air Force wants to pump more than $12 billion over the next five years into its new affordable long-range missiles program and recently asked industry to push the flights of some of those munitions beyond 1,200 miles.