The Air Force plans to send a team to 10 bases to study the strains airmen face in working at a constant high pace with limited resources. “We are at war and [operations] tempo is very high,” said Lt. Gen. Richard Newton III, head of manpower and personnel on the Air Staff, in a July 31 release. He added that the team from his staff would “gain vital perspective” to develop “viable solutions for the field,” such as streamlining unit programs and administrative processes. The bases to be visited are: Andrews in Maryland; Hickam in Hawaii; Kunsan in South Korea; RAF Mildenhall in Britain; Nellis in Nevada; Peterson in Colorado; Spangdahlem and Ramstein in Germany; Travis in California; and Yokota in Japan.
Loved Ones Mourn 6 Airmen Killed in KC-135 Crash
March 16, 2026
Tributes to the six crew members that died in the KC-135 Stratotanker crash in Iraq have flooded social media since the Pentagon released their identities March 14. They were the first Airmen to die while supporting Operation Epic Fury against Iran.