The new Democratic-controlled Senate has set among its top legislative tasks for 2007 relieving the strain on the US military and repairing crumbling military infrastructure, says Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-N.M.) The Democrats plan to introduce legislation titled “Rebuilding America’s Military Act of 2007″ (S. 8).
Multiple MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft have been shot down by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, as the drones have assumed a pivotal role in the air campaign, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.