The Ogden Air Logistics Center maintenance personnel at Hill AFB, Utah, racked up an impressive milestone this summer—completing 365 days without a single late aircraft turnaround. That’s all aircraft. If you count only A-10s, the no-late-aircraft achievement stands at two years and counting.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…


