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ir Force Reserve Command’s 94th Airlift Wing at Dobbins ARB, Ga., worked with the US Postal Service to arrange a special “cancellation” to commemorate the Air Force’s 60th Anniversary. From Sept. 18 to Oct. 18, the postmaster at Marietta, Ga., will affix the unique pictorial cancellation (see photo) on any mail that bears uncanceled postage at the first-class rate of 41 cents, reports Maj. Todd Copley with the 94th AW. The Marietta post office also is providing a “mail-back” service, returning envelopes, postcards, photographs, posters, and other materials to the sender. (Find the address in this release.)
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.