With some of it’s A-10 Warthogs already moved to Barksdale AFB, La., the 926th Fighter Wing from Hurricane afflicted NAS JRB New Orleans is speeding up its BRAC-mandated dispersal. The second to last A-10 due for Whiteman AFB, Mo., landed on March 16, delivered to the 442nd Fighter Wing.The last A-10 from New Orleans is due at Whiteman in June when it arrives from depot maintenance at Hill AFB, Utah.
The use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border this week—which prompted the Federal Aviation Administration to abruptly close the airspace over El Paso, Texas—will be a “case study” on the complex web of authorities needed to employ such weapons near civilian areas and the consequences of agencies…
