Officials estimate those initiatives have saved hundreds of millions of dollars, increased vehicle availability and cut time at work. “Ultimately, the [Lightning Technician Program] concept did not meet the needs of the Air Force enterprise,” the service said. Col. Jay Bertsch lasted four months as commander of the 8th Maintenance Group at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The Air Force is finding workarounds to keep carrying out mobility missions while many C-130Hs are grounded due to concerns over propeller assembly cracks. It's uncertain how long it will take Air Mobility Command to replace all the defective propeller assemblies that have grounded most C-130H planes. It cost the U.S. Air Force in 2020 about $7.8 million to fly one of its F-35A fighters. That was nearly double the service’s $4.1 million goal. “We’ve got to go faster, the quality needs to stay high. But we’ve got to do it cheaper.” "The Air Force is looking for somebody of white complexion and with the image that [it] needs." Flames on the bomber's left side reached as high as 75 feet when fire crews arrived. Airman 1st Class Chancelor Williams was shot and killed in July 2019. Load More