For some 200 colonels and more than 400 lieutenant colonels the Fiscal 2007 Selective Early Retirement Board meeting next week will decide whether they must retire by the end of the fiscal year. The number meeting the SERB is down by about 60 officers from just over a month ago. At that time, USAF officials told the Daily Report that the board must select 200 officers to retire early.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
