Faced with the Air Force’s force shaping plan to drop some 4,000 officers in 2006 (not to mention the 40,000 personnel cut coming for 2006-11), two lieutenants at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., already have opted to head out for the Army, which is hiring not firing. First Lt. Christopher Isbell, 28th Munitions Squadron section commander, hopes to get a job in armor, while 1st Lt. Nic Sanchez, 28th MUNS production flight commander, expects to work in ordinance, reports the Black Hills Bandit. They both say they want to make the military a career.
The U.S. is moving to surge firepower over Iran, including its capital of Tehran, defense officials leading the campaign said March 5 at U.S. Central Command headquarters. Bomber strikes are being stepped up and additional fighter squadrons are being deployed.