Airmen in several locales have been supporting the memorial services for former President Gerald Ford, who died Dec. 26 at the age of 93. The Presidential-support 89th Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, Md., flew the casket from California to Washington and finally to Michigan. Airmen from the Air Force Honor Guard participated in various memorial services in the nation’s capital and California, while Air Force band members performed during ceremonies in Michigan. And, in Michigan, where Ford will be buried on Jan. 3, members of the Air and Army National Guard are providing logistical, medical, and security support.
Sierra Nevada Corp. has acquired five ex-Korean Air 747-8 jumbo jets on which it will host the Survivable Airborne Operations Center. The jets will be transferred next year and will serve as the platforms for the SAOC, the $13 billion contract for which SNC won last month. The jets were…