Air Guard Has Another Good Month: 
According to the latest recruiting and retention data, the Air National Guard, which has been struggling to reach its goal this year, achieved 19 percent above its June goal. All the active services made or bettered their goals for recruiting and expect to be on target for retention. On the reserve front, only the Naval Reserve also failed to make its June goal. For the fiscal year so far, the Air Guard stands at 92 percent and Naval Reserve at 83 percent of their targets for new recruits. However, the Air Guard remains strong in retention, achieving 108 percent of its cumulative goal.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…