As part of Operation Rubber Wall, Military Airlift Command flies 85 C-141, 24 C-5, and four C-130 missions to transport about 4,000 tons of supplies from the US to American marines in Lebanon.
The Air Force conducted its first successful test of the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, on May 14, snapping a streak of three consecutive failed tests and giving the beleaguered hypersonics program a much needed boost. Off the coast of Southern California, the AGM-183A ARRW separated from the wing…