U
S Air Forces in Europe has dispatched 18 F-16s and some 300 airmen from Aviano AB, Italy, to Kunsan AB, South Korea, for a 120-day deployment, during which the 555th Fighter Squadron airmen will train with the 8th Fighter Wing and South Korean air elements. SSgt. Alice Moore reports the deployment marks the first for USAFE assets to the Pacific region for an air expeditionary force rotation.
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
