Key ANG Reorganization Foe Also “Happy” 
at Outcome: Did the Air National Guard come out reasonably well in the base-closing demolition derby that unfolded late last week? (DR, 8/29/05) Possibly. A straw in the wind: Maj. Gen. Roger Lempke, the head of Nebraska’s National Guard (both Army and Air) and president of the Adjutants General Association of the United States, is feeling pretty good this week. “By and large we’re very happy,” Lempke told the Associated Press. Lempke was one of the most outspoken critics of the Air Force’s plan to reorganize ANG units.
Planning an Air Show Is Hard. At Andrews, It’s Even Harder
Sept. 17, 2025
Joint Base Andrews opened its flightline this month to thousands of civilians, exposing a normally restricted airbase that regularly hosts the president and foreign dignitaries to a curious public eager to see current and historic military aircraft up close and in action.
