The RED HORSE airmen at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan are moving from airfield ramp expansion to building a new passenger terminal at the key Operation Enduring Freedom facility. The airmen—24 from Nellis AFB, Nev.—expect to finish the 7,750 square foot, $932,000 terminal in early 2006. During an average month, some 8,000 passengers flow through Bagram. The new facility will be more secure, said officials, and enhance the “potential flow of more than 300 people traveling through Afghanistan’s busiest hub at any one time,” said 1st Lt. Megan Leitch, the construction project officer.
Billy Mitchell: Lessons a Hundred Years Hence
Dec. 16, 2025
Exactly 100 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1925, Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was convicted by court-martial for violating an order that required approval before he could engage with the media. Mitchell’s provocative thoughts and unorthodox methods sought attention for a cause that he saw as uniquely American.
