US Air Forces in Europe airmen are in the Darfur region of the Sudan to provide logistics support for members of the Rwandan Defense Forces. USAFE has provided the airmen and contracted for airlift transport for some 1,200 RDF troops on an African Union mission in Darfur. During earlier missions, USAFE airmen used contract airlift and C-130s to transport 2,500 Rwandan troops and more than 150,000 pounds of equipment and supplies.
The head of AIr Combat Command isn't sure the cost of operating the F-35 will hit the desired $25,000 per hour by 2025, and he's headed out to meetings to see what can be done to make it happen. He's also concerned that China will beat the U.S. to 6th-generation…