The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Tinker AFB, Okla., awarded Boeing an omnibus contract worth up to $750 million to provide support for the B-1 bomber. The Defense Department announced the indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract in a Dec. 30 release. Work includes integrated engineering services for the B-1 weapon system, computer network support and technical analysis, accident investigation, and many other kinds of support, states the release. Boeing will perform the work in Oklahoma City, Okla. The contract concludes in December 2014, but can be extended with four one-year options.
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
