The Misty FACs of the Vietnam War were a legendary bunch—only 144 in all. Those with an abiding interest in this famous unit should be on the lookout for a new book now circulating in galleys. “Bury Us Upside Down: The Misty Pilots and the Secret Battle for the Ho Chi Minh Trail” is the work of reporter Richard Newman and retired Maj. Gen. Don Shepperd—himself a Misty. The two collaborated in an Air Force Magazine story in 2000.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
