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.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.