IPMS USAF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP

Since there's been no hate mail following my extracts from the US Air Force Yearbook, here's some more, this time taken from the 1999 Yearbook and relating to 1998:-

• The first C-32A made its maiden flight, intended to replace C-137's serving with the 89th AW at Andrews AFB, Maryland
• The SR-71 was retired for the second (and final) time
• Air Force reserve Command (AFRC) celebrated its 50th anniversary
• The last EF-111A Raven was retired from the 429th ECS at Cannon AFB, New Mexico
• Flight testing of the F-22 Raptor began at Edwards Air Force Base
• The final LGM-30G Minuteman III was removed from its silo at Grand Forks AFB
• The first Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) was delivered to the USAF by Boeing
• The first AGM-154A Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW) was delivered to the USAF by Raytheon
• The first production T-6A Texan II made its initial flight