The Air Force is considering personnel shifts within Europe to support the fledgling US Africa Command. Potential moves include rerouting AFRICOM air traffic out of its current hub at Ramstein AB, Germany, through Naval Station Rota and Morón AB, Spain, NAS Sigonella in Sicily, and Lajes Field in the Portuguese Azores, Stars and Stripes reported March 25. “We can’t fit everything into Ramstein, so we have to look at other places,” Col. Keith Keck, chief of Air Mobility Command’s strategic planning division, told the newspaper. Another change on the horizon is the reactivation of 17th Air Force, the air component of AFRICOM, in September, just before the command reaches full operational capability in October.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.