According to a news release from RAF Croughton, England, 10 Air National Guard and Reserve airmen have deployed to the small communications facility in Northamptonshire to augment the 422nd Security Forces Squadron, which has sent 21 active duty airmen to Southwest Asia. The reservists are providing installation security. However, the 422nd SFS tapped one, TSgt. Dustin Schimp, to employ his civilian expertise to help the unit revamp its record management system.
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.