President Bush, currently visiting the Middle East, has named Air Force Lt. Gen. William Fraser to oversee compliance with the US-backed Israeli-Palestinian peace plan known as the “roadmap,” AFP news service reported yesterday. Fraser serves currently as assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff in the Pentagon.
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.