The North Carolina Air National Guard have sent two C-130s equipped for wildfire duty to Arizona to aid with firefighting operations across the Southwest, reports the Associated Press news service. The National Interagency Fire Center requested the help to back up the civilian fleet of firefighting tankers.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth exhorted the U.S. space industry to step up its efforts in a forceful Feb. 2 speech in which he called for a new era of American “space dominance."


