The Air Force inactivated the 613th Contingency Response Group at Andersen AFB, Guam, replacing it with the 36th CRG to mirror the unit’s placement under the 36th Air Expeditionary Wing. The group fell under 13th Air Force until May 2005.
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,…