Airmen and marines banded together at the former Clark Air Base in the Philippines to load supplies aboard aircraft to aid survivors of the Feb. 17 massive mudslides that engulfed an entire village on the island of Leyte. More than 40,000 pounds of supplies have been airlifted into Taclabon Airfield on Leyte. Airmen of the 36th Contingency Response Group from Andersen AFB, Guam, helped establish airfield operations.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.