Support from around the country continues to flow into the Katrina devastated Gulf Coast. Even Air Force units in the upper Northwest are keeping the operations moving. Logistics readiness and aerial port airmen of AFRC’s 939th Air Refueling Wing, Portland Airport, Ore., are providing round-the-clock support to airlift some 1,700 Oregon National Guard troops and their equipment. Since Sept. 2, the Reservists have loaded and fueled more than 20 C-5 airlifters and KC-135 tankers.
The Air Force is launching an effort to develop a new stand-off missile with a range of 1,000 nautical miles, or 1,150 miles, that would eventually be used for both air-to-air and air-to-surface missions.