Training at Keesler AFB, Miss., has returned to its pre-Hurricane Katrina status, with enrollment back to 3,400 students just seven months into a three-year plan for restoration, reports the Associated Press news service. Lt. Col. Shane Courvill, deputy director of training, told AP that officials expect approximately 38,000 students to complete training at the Air Education and Training Command base in 2006.
The Pentagon announced a deal with Lockheed Martin on Sept. 17 to expand production of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile, an advanced new Air Force and Navy air-to-air missile meant to equip fifth- and sixth-generation fighters.
