A KC-10 tanker made an emergency landing at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, Tuesday afternoon after its refueling boom “separated from the aircraft near the range complex,” according to a Mountain Home release. The tanker, which was assigned to the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., was supporting the Gunfighter Flag Exercise at the time. “All crew members are safe and no injuries have been reported on the aircraft or on the ground,” states the release. The boom landed in a field about five miles west of Hammett, Idaho. It did not hit any people or structures, said TSgt. John Ayre, a Mountain Home spokesman. Ayre said he is not aware of any fuel spills as a result of the incident.
Active-Duty Airmen only have a few days left to submit an official waist-to-height ratio into the Air Force’s new online application. But the service clarified July 23 that this first body composition measurement is not meant to be scored as part of the new Physical Fitness Readiness Assessment, or PFRA