Altus AFB, Okla. just graduated its last Basic Boom Operator class, reports SrA. Aldric Borders. Altus has graduated 105 classes, comprising 1,288 students. Air Education and Training Command is moving the course to the Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence at Lackland AFB, Tex.
As Air Force leaders consider concepts of operations for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, sustainment in the field—and easing that support by using standard parts and limiting variants—should be a key consideration, according to a new study from AFA's Mitchell Institute of Aerospace Studies.