For some reason, Air Forces Central never posted on its Web site the airpower statistics for Aug. 7. When prompted, AFCENT provided the stats, so we have added a sorties table for Aug. 7 to our Aug. 12 Daily Report column that included the stats for Aug. 8 and 9. We also revised the year-to-date numbers for all subsequent sortie tables to bring us up to date.
Work Has Begun to Adapt Qatari 747 to Fly as Air Force One
Sept. 15, 2025
The Air Force has started modifying a Boeing 747 donated by Qatar for "executive airlift," a spokesperson said Sept. 15. President Donald Trump has said he wants to fly the jet as “Air Force One” since new presidential transports, held up by delays, won't be ready until after his term…