Some B-1 Bombers Return to Flight Following Fuel System Inspection
A U .S. Air Force B-l B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 16, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Christopher Quail)
6 May 2021
Some B-1B Lancer bombers have returned to flight operations after officials grounded the fleet last month over a fuel system issue.
The first aircraft resumed operations this week, Air Force Global Strike Command said in a news release Thursday. The command did not provide the exact number of Lancers that have returned to their missions following the safety stand-down or how many were affected by the fuel system issue, citing operational security.
Dayton Sues Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Defense Department for Water Pollution
Security Forces check personnel coming through Gate 15A at Wright-Patterson AFB on April 8, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Mitchell)
5 May 2021 The Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio The city of Dayton has sued the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the U.S. Department of Defense for failing to stop water contaminants from entering a source of the city s drinking water.
The lawsuit filed Monday in the Southern District of Ohio accuses the air base of failing to stop per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, from entering one of the sources of the city s water, the Dayton Daily News reported.
Dayton sues Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, DoD for water pollution Associated Press Vehicles enter Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. (Wesley Farnsworth/Air Force) DAYTON, Ohio (AP) The city of Dayton has sued the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and the Defense Department for failing to stop water contaminants from entering a source of the city’s drinking water. The lawsuit filed Monday in the Southern District of Ohio accuses the air base of failing to stop per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, from entering one of the sources of the city’s water, the Dayton Daily News reported. In March, the city gave notice that it intended to sue unless the air base agreed to cooperate on mitigation measures for PFAS contamination.
711th Human Performance Wing is leveraging data and collaboration to enable, enhance, sustain, and restore Airmen and Guardians throughout their career lifecycle.
Allvin received a full day of briefings and demonstrations by the 711th HPW’s Airman Systems Directorate and U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, including demonstrations of large-scale laboratory devices used to analyze and monitor human performance.
Allvin commended the work being done in the 711th HPW during a luncheon with members of the junior force as well as a ceremony in which he awarded select top-performing 711th HPW personnel with his personal military coins.
“I’m excited to be here because it’s one of those keys to the future that doesn’t get a lot of press and headlines, but the types of things this organization is doing while everything else is trying to catch up to the