Israeli Air Force Pilot Lt. Assaf Ramon was killed Sunday when
his F-16 fighter jet went down near the town of P'nei Chever in the
southern Hebron Hills, during what and Israeli Defence Force
statement called a "routine training mission."
United Technologies Says Incident Will Not Delay
Certification
A Pratt & Whitney F135 engine was damaged during testing for
FAA certification on Friday, but parent company United Technologies
said in a teleconference that the certification process will not be
delayed.
A Dover aircrew flying a C-5M Super Galaxy, named The Spirit of
Normandy, unofficially set 41 world records in a single flight,
taking off from the base before dawn Sept. 13. The results are
pending certification by the National Aeronautic Association and
should be finalized in about a month.
Air Force Commander Says They Are "Crucial To Afghanistan's
Future"
Joint expeditionary tasked airmen have two commanders: an Army
commander responsible for their day-to-day missions, and an Air
Force commander responsible for their administrative and
operational control. And both sing the praises of their airmen.
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