Brian Everstine
October 17, 2025

An Air Force technician marshals a Cessna 172 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., in April 2024

An Air Force technician marshals a Cessna 172 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, in April 2024.

Credit: U.S. Air Force

The U.S. Air Force (USAF), faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out. The service’s Air Combat Command recently released a solicitation for “Combat Air Force Airmanship Services.” Specifically, the notice calls…

Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C.

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