A new Air Force squadron focused on training the Iraqi Air Force is up and ready. The 370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group on Jan. 10 activated the 870th Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron, according to an Air Forces Central release. The new squadron, which will advise Iraqi Security Forces Aviation on logistics at all aerial ports in Iraq, will be commanded by Maj. Ross “Alex” Mol.
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.
