In a reorganization, the Air Force Security Assistance Center has activated the 555th International Group to oversee the Air Force’s $100 billion security assistance budget and foreign military sales to more than 100 countries. AFSAC is part of Air Force Materiel Command, headquartered at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.
The six-week government shutdown did not affect the hours flown by Air Force pilots, a service spokesperson told Air & Space Forces Magazine—avoiding what could have been a major blow at a time when flying hours are already lower than they have been in decades.
