The 2013 firefighting season was one of the busiest in more than four decades, said Col. Al Wimmer, director of operations for Continental US NORAD Region-1st Air Force, during an after action review held at Tyndall AFB, Fla. “This meeting is really needed because this is such an important mission,” said Lt. Gen. William Etter, region commander, in a base release. During the three-day meeting, which began Dec. 3, participants studied and discussed lessons learned from the recent season, including how the Air Force uses incident awareness and assessment assets and AFNORTH oeprational order, and training requirements, states the Dec. 18 release. This “review is a vital step in closing out the season for MAFFS,” said Wimmer.
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…