The Pentagon announced today that TSgt. Anthony C. Campbell Jr., 35, of Florence, Ky., died Dec. 15 from wounds he received from an improvised explosive device that detonated in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Campbell had deployed from Air Force Reserve Command’s 932nd Civil Engineer Squadron at Scott AFB, Ill. (For more read this Scott release posted Dec. 17)
The emphasis on speed in the Pentagon’s newly unveiled slate of acquisition reforms may come with increased near-term cost increases, analysts say. But according to U.S. defense officials, the new weapons-buying construct provides the military with enough flexibility to prevent runaway budget overruns in major programs.
