US Transportation Command chief Gen. Norton Schwartz feels that a force of 205 C-17s and 111 C-5s is the best strategic airlift mix for the nation. He has quoted these numbers to the Senate Armed Services Committee. Schwartz told a Capitol Hill symposium Thursday that those numbers take into account anticipated increases in the size of the Army and Marine Corps. And, given uncertainties in the C-5 upgrade and re-engining, Schwartz reiterated that in his “best military judgment,” he couldn’t recommend shutting down the C-17 line until the C-5’s development issues are resolved. There are signs that Congress may include at least 10 additional C-17s in the 2008 defense war supplemental. That would bring the number to 200.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA