Military retirees and active duty dependents can take an American Red Cross-sponsored dental assistant training program at no cost, and they’ll find it available at bases around the world. It’s a six-month course that includes learning the function of dental instruments by working alongside dentists. Once completed, the trainee gets a Red Cross certificate that “qualifies them to work in the civilian sector,” according to an Air Combat Command release, which notes also that the need for dental assistants is on the rise. Prospective trainees are encouraged to contact local Red Cross units to see if the course is available at a base nearby. (ACC report by SrA Matthew Clouse)
Boeing received a $2.47 billion Air Force contract Nov. 25 for 15 more KC-46s, bringing to 183 the number of Pegasus tankers on contract to all customers, foreign and domestic. The new contract—for Lot 12 of the initially planned KC-46 buy—is to be completed by 2029.
