Various RED HORSE units teamed to construct 30 huts—commonly called South-East Asia, or SEA, huts from their use during the Vietnam War—to replace the tents at Kunsan AB, South Korea, that formerly housed airmen deployed to the base for short expeditionary stays. The construction effort cost about $320,000 and took some five months to complete. The first users are 300 Air National Guard airmen. (Read more here.)
Like a new car from the dealership, an HH-60W helicopter touched down at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Nov. 2 with paperwork, a set of keys, and that fresh-from-the-factory smell. The newly activated 5th Helicopter Squadron accepted its first “Whiskey” in a brief but pomp-filled ceremony attended by the Air…