Sixty members of the Utah Air National Guard’s 109th Air Control Squadron have deployed to Southwest Asia for the fourth time since 2000, reports the Salt Lake Tribune. They deployed to Iraq for seven months in 2003 and 2004, and, here at home, the squadron also supported Operation Noble Eagle for a year.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth vowed to undertake far-reaching reforms on the way the U.S. military buys weapons, promising a sweeping overhaul of the way the Defense Department determines requirements, handles the acquisition process, and tests its kit. The fundamental goal, which Hegseth underscored in a 1-hour and 10-minute speech…
