The Rolls-Royce AE 2100 military turboprop engine on April 12 topped one million hours of service as the power plant for the C-130J Hercules transport. AE 2100-D3 engines power J models flown by the US Air Force, Marine Cops, and Coast Guard as well as the Royal Air Force, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Italian Air Force, and the Royal Danish Air Force.
Unit commanders are being told to separate service members who can’t shave their cheeks and chin for medical reasons for more than a year, according to new guidance from Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
