An article on “Cape Cod Today” Web site by freelance reporter Jeff Blanchard focuses on one of the Air National Guardsmen who is part of the current Operation Deep Freeze mission, ferrying supplies and personnel at the Antarctica. Blanchard interviewed Brewster, Mass., resident Sal—a pilot and navigator with the New York ANG’s 109th Airlift Wing.
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.