The Air Force continued to post strong recruiting numbers for Fiscal 2013 through May, according to the Pentagon’s latest recruiting statistics. The service’s Active Duty component met its fiscal-year-to-date goal by bringing in 18,695 accessions, states the Defense Department’s July 3 release. The Air National Guard accepted 6,732 accessions through May, also matching its numerical accession goal. The Air Force Reserve surpassed its target, attracting 4,856 recruits, or 109 percent of its goal of 4,439 accessions, states the release. Across the sister services and their reserve components, only the Army Reserve did not meet or exceed its accession goal through May, falling 1,662 new recruits short if its target. (See also our coverage of April’s recruiting numbers.)
U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles have roared out of Barnes Air National Guard Base, Mass., for the last time. The 104th Fighter Wing’s last three F-15Cs departed the base Oct. 23 for the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., ending the aircraft's era on the frontlines of homeland defense.
