Its three spires steadily rising, construction on the new Air Force Memorial continues toward an October completion date. Recently, Air Force Memorial Foundation President retired Maj. Gen. Edward Grillo Jr. guided some young airmen from Bolling AFB, D.C., through the construction site. One offered this comment: The memorial “pretty much rocks.”
An Air Force C-17 transport jet recently tested a new technology that could help aviators stay on course even if the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS) that much of modern-day aviation relies on is compromised.