Air Force Reserve Command officials at Grissom ARB, Ind., broke ground last week for a new building on base to house its radar approach control activities for military and civilian aircraft. Scheduled for completion in January 2008, it will replace a 40-year-old structure located outside the base at the Grissom Aeroplex. Construction plans also include utilities, an access road, and parking. Grissom is home to AFRC’s 434th Air Refueling Wing, which flies and maintains KC-135 tankers.
A record investment in research and development by the Department of the Air Force will help the United States win the long-term technology race with China, even while shrinking the fleet size before a possible mid-decade Taiwan contingency, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said May 17. “With the Air Force,…