The Air Force recruiting folks in Arlington, Tex., are now crowing about a July 4 mass swear-in ceremony before a “sellout” crowd at a Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game. A July 16 release notes that 55,000 fans observed the pre-game event, which not only brought 120 Delayed Entry Program recruits into the Air Force, but also a B-52 bomber flyover and honor guard performance. The 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., supplied the bomber and Air Force Reserve Command’s 301st Fighter Wing at NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex., supplied the honor guard.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
