Officials at Hill AFB, Utah, have decided the base must clean up six areas near base housing units that could contain polychlorinated biphenyls, according to the Associated Press news service. Reports of possible PCB contamination surfaced earlier this year when housing residents complained of unexplained medical problems.
The Air Force is planning to spend $2.19 billion over the next five years to acquire new C-37 jets for transporting military and civilian leaders. That’s on top of another $1.17 billion in projected funding for the VC-25B “Air Force One” replacement.