The Senate confirmed the promotion of Lt. Gen. William T. Hobbins to four-star rank and command of US Air Forces Europe. (DR, 09/27/05) Hobbins will replace Gen. Robert H. Foglesong, who confirmed earlier this year that he plans to retire. (DR, 10/10/05) The Air Force has not made any official announcement regarding Foglesong’s departure, however.
A year after Typhoon Mawar hit Guam, the Air Force estimates it will need nearly $9.7 billion to rebuild and improve its facilities on the island. The number is close to double the $4.39 billion spent to date rebuilding Tyndall and Offutt Air Force Bases in Florida and Nebraska after…