Fire and rescue crews from Whiteman AFB, Mo., went to the aid of local officials in nearby Clinton, Mo., when a building collapsed in the town trapping 10 people, one of whom died. In all, some 200 emergency response personnel from throughout Missouri came to help shift through the debris of the three-story building that partially collapsed during an Elks Club dinner.
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.
