An Air Force-led Provincial Reconstruction Team is building two bridges in Salang Valley, Afghanistan that will for the first time allow vehicle traffic to pass through the valley year round and will be the first time vehicles can reach a large marble quarry in the valley. The PRT, based at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, plans to finish construction in early November. “Opening this valley to year-round traffic will bring stability, security, and governance to a region that has been isolated for a very long time,” said Army Maj. Don Johnson, Parwan Province PRT leader. Local Afghans are so excited about the project that they laid a decent road leading to the bridges, Johnson continued.
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
