US Central Command Air Forces officials say two US Air Force personnel assigned to the 586th Expeditionary Mission Support Group have been killed and a third injured on Jan. 22 by an improvised explosive device. They were on convoy escort duty near Taji, Iraq. The names are being withheld, pending notification of next of kin.
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.