A1C Hazen Sanders has broken the Air Force record for the most fuel pumped by an individual in a month, reports Charlie Reed of Stars and Stripes. The 20-year-old, a member of the 435th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Ramstein AB, Germany, pumped 3,123,985 gallons of fuel over 29 consecutive days in September, working 12- to 16-hour shifts. On the slowest days, he pumped at least 100,000 gallons. Sanders refueled 187 aircraft.
The emphasis on speed in the Pentagon’s newly unveiled slate of acquisition reforms may come with increased near-term cost increases, analysts say. But according to U.S. defense officials, the new weapons-buying construct provides the military with enough flexibility to prevent runaway budget overruns in major programs.
