The airmen deployed to the 332nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron Aerial Port Flight at Balad AB, Iraq, moved 930 tons of cargo from 77 aircraft on a single day. That broke a record set in 2006 by more than 100 tons. In November, the unit’s airmen moved an average of 480 tons per day. (USAF report by SSgt. Travis Edwards)
Fresh off a meeting of the national armaments directors of NATO and the European Union, Pentagon acquisition and logistics chief William A. LaPlante said the allies and partners are moving toward not simply interoperable munitions, but “interchangeable” as well. The 45 directors met to discuss how they will provide military…