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.
The Air Force has finished resurrecting a B-1B Lancer, completing a yearslong process to transform a bomber that had been stored for parts in the Arizona desert into the new flagship of the 7th Bomb Wing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.