In case you missed it, here is a report in the San Francisco Chronicle about the gaffe by the airport authority in Oakland, Calif. They wouldn’t let a planeload of marines into the passenger terminal during a two-hour layover on their way back to Hawaii after a tour in Iraq.
The Air Force expects to start modifying its first B-52H Stratofortress bomber with new engines and other upgrades later this year, following the successful review of the Commercial Engine Replacement Program’s design.