An editorial in the Valdosta Daily Times squarely places blame for the housing privatization debacle at Moody AFB, Ga., that has left base airmen without promised new housing and left subcontractors unpaid. To quote: “The Air Force is not only liable but showed gross negligence and callous disregard for this community, these businesses, and Moody AFB.” Georgia lawmakers have led a drive to legislate a full federal review of USAF’s housing privatization effort that has left Moody and at least four other facilities in jeopardy. All were working with American Eagle Properties (Carabetta Enterprises of Connecticut), which has a history of bankruptcy and other problems.
The first flight of the secretive B-21 bomber has slipped to mid-2022, but the program is moving along well, Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office director Randall Walden said in an exclusive interview. The second copy of the B-21, which will be used for structural testing, is now on the production…