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 crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…