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 Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.