Airmen at Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan, set a couple of fuel records this fall, according to the current Ganci Gazette. Airmen of the 376th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Petroleum, Oils, and Lubricants Flight, received a record amount of fuel—some 7.256 million gallons—in October, setting a new monthly record for the main transit facility for operations in Afghanistan. That same month, they also set a one-day delivered record of 356,000 gallons.
The Senate passed Republicans’ sweeping tax-and-spending package July 1 in a 51-50 vote, the culmination of a 27-hour marathon legislative session. The package—often called the reconciliation bill—includes a $150 billion package of defense funds that accounts for a significant portion of the money the Air Force and Space Force want…