Speaking of medical personnel, Peterson AFB, Colo., has just sent a contingent of its health staff to Ecuador. The 13-person team from the 21st Space Wing will remain in the country, working at different locations, for two weeks. They will pair with counterparts in the Ecuador Air Force, said wing officials. The Peterson team expects to see about 750 patients per day.
Lockheed Martin projects more than a billion dollars of losses on a classified program, but company officials said April 23 they are confident it will turn profitable by 2028 and become a "franchise" system in the U.S. military.