The Air Force has presented medals to three Reserve airmen from the 92nd Aerial Port Squadron at Wyoming Valley, Pa., for their actions to help injured motorists in a 2005 car crash, reports SrA. Dan Lanphear. For pulling a motorist from a burning vehicle, TSgt. Mark Oeler received an Airman’s Medal. The other two airmen—TSgt. Sidney Litzelman and SSgt. Robert Evans, received Air Force Commendation Medals for their efforts at the accident site.
The Chinese spy balloon may have popped, but funding to protect against similar threats is inflating, according to the Department of Defense. The high-attitude surveillance balloon that traversed the U.S. in late January and early February prompted last-minute additions to the Pentagon's budget of around $90 million for measures to…