Officials of Romania and US Joint Forces Command on May 30 signed a memorandum to establish formal liaison contacts between the US and Romanian defense organizations. It also calls for Romania to assign a full-time military officer to the JFCOM headquarters in Norfolk, Va. The new officer is expected to arrive in the fall. Romania now can participate in JFCOM-sponsored multinational exercises and experiments.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
