Washington has been slow-rolling a supplemental appropriation for natural disaster recovery, so the Air Force has been moving money around to pay for reconstruction at Tyndall and now Offutt. But the money is running out.
With pressure on the Air Force to get readiness rates up for some of its most crucial fighter aircraft, the service is preparing to bolster Air National Guard units to allow them to run second maintenance shifts.
The video begins with “Dr. Heather,” as the Muppets call her, reassuring Elmo and Abby that they could grow up to become pilots. (That’s one way to fix the Air Force’s pilot shortfall.)
The Air Force’s top leadership said Sunday evening that F-22s that remained behind at Tyndall Air Force Base when Hurricane Michael struck were not as badly damaged as originally feared.
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