The Pentagon recently named Misawa AB, Japan, as one of the five “best of the best” installations in DOD for 2005. The Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award goes to facilities that provide excellent mission support using “resources available to them.”
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.