An editorial in the Valdosta Daily Times squarely places blame for the housing privatization debacle at Moody AFB, Ga., that has left base airmen without promised new housing and left subcontractors unpaid. To quote: “The Air Force is not only liable but showed gross negligence and callous disregard for this community, these businesses, and Moody AFB.” Georgia lawmakers have led a drive to legislate a full federal review of USAF’s housing privatization effort that has left Moody and at least four other facilities in jeopardy. All were working with American Eagle Properties (Carabetta Enterprises of Connecticut), which has a history of bankruptcy and other problems.
PHOTOS: 12 B-2s Conduct Massive Fly-Off, Elephant Walk
April 19, 2024
The Air Force carried out the largest B-2 Spirit fly-offs in recent history, when 12 aircraft—the majority of the nation's stealth bombers—took off one by one on April 15 from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. The event also created a massive elephant walk as the aircraft taxied to and took…