1.Boeing delivered the 60th C-17 to JB Charleston, S.C. Assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing there, the aircraft flew from Boeing's C-17 assembly plant in Long Beach, Calif., Feb. 3, piloted by Pacific Air Forces commander Gen. Gary L. North. Air Force senior leaders directed the US2.Air Force Academy to reduce its cadet population from 4,400 to 4,000 by October 2012, as part of personnel cuts to meet mandated force levels. For prospective cadets, the change will mean even tougher admissions criteria.
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