USAF explosive ordnance disposal technicians helped save a girls school in Afghanistan from two bombs allegedly planted by Taliban forces. Les Neuhaus of Stars and Stripes reports that US and Afghan ground forces found the bombs and called in the EOD team. Some nervy Afghan policemen already had removed the detonators of the homemade bombs with their hands, making the EOD team’s work much easier, in this case, said TSgt. Michael Laskowski. Some 400 girls normally attend the school in eastern Afghanistan.
Sticker Shock Drags Out USAF’s E-7 Negotiations with Boeing
April 18, 2024
While a deal on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne battle management jet may come soon, negotiations are stuck on the high price Boeing is asking for the development jets, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said recently.