Air Force Audit Agency reports obtained by the Deseret (UT) Morning News say the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, Utah, OK’d the sale of surplus equipment without ensuring it was clear of sensitive information or parts. The problem, according to the auditors, is that the Hill ALC equipment specialists did not use proper codes to indicate the equipment needed to be “demilitarized.” Ogden officials told the Morning News in a statement, that ALC personnel had researched and cleared the items. The audit report also cited the ALCs at Robins AFB, Ga., and Tinker AFB, Okla., as well as Lackland AFB, Tex., for similar problems.
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.