Counter-MANPADS Not Needed For CRAF, TRANSCOM Says

Commercial aircraft ferrying Defense Department personnel and cargo into danger zones like Iraq do not need onboard defenses against surface-to-air missiles, the head of U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) told lawmakers May 13. U.S. Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb testified that DOD tactics...

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