The New York Air National Guard’s wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station formally switched from the 107th Air Refueling Wing to the 107th Airlift Wing on Tuesday, according to a New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs release. The unit has converted, courtesy of BRAC 2005, from KC-135 tankers to an associate unit, flying and maintaining C-130s alongside Air Force Reserve Command’s 914th Airlift Wing at the station.
The B-2 Spirit remains grounded due to safety issues—and the plane’s stand-down is beginning to disrupt planned operations. According to information provided to the media, the stealth strategic bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., was originally scheduled to participate in the latest iteration of…