There have been at least nine states providing National Guard assistance to western states hit hard by winter storms, in addition to the Air National Guardsmen from Wyoming and Colorado we covered last week. The National Guard Bureau reports that hundreds of Guardsmen have rescued stranded motorists, delivered medical supplies, and restored power, as well as dropping hay to feed stranded livestock.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.