They may be retired and may have fought their war 60 years ago, but five of the Tuskegee Airmen went to Iraq to visit with present-day members of their famed unit—the 332nd Fighter Group—at the behest of US Central Command Air Forces. Making the trip were five pilots, a mechanic, and a supply officer.
The Air Force won’t finalize a new deal with Boeing for another 75 KC-46 tankers until some of the “deficiencies” with the refueler are resolved, new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D. Lamontagne told lawmakers March 4.