Twenty-four C-141s and eight C-130s fly 32 missions during Operation Southern Haylift, supplying some 536 tons of donated hay (more than 19,000 bales) to drought-stricken farmers in several southeastern states. The operation saves hundreds of cattle as well as the livelihoods of a great many Southern livestock farmers.
The Air Force is on track to reach its annual goal of graduating 1,500 new pilots that had proved elusive to this point, one year after the service launched a sweeping overhaul of its undergraduate pilot training program, Air Education and Training Command said Sept. 14.
