The Air Force Recruiting Service has its first female leader, Brig. Gen. Suzanne M. Vautrinot, who took command on Monday. Vautrinot, who is a 1982 Air Force Academy graduate, has been serving as deputy director of strategic security on the Air Staff. She has replaced Brig. Gen. Robertus Remkes, who is going to US European Command as director of plans and policy.
It'll take up to 18 months for Lockheed Martin to deliver the 100 or so F-35s that went directly from production line to storage, awaiting the completion of Tech Refresh 3 testing. Customers haven't complained about the order in which the backlog is being delivered.