T
he Air Force is making repairs to the runway at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, so the 52nd Fighter Wing has sent its A-10 and F-16 aircraft to other bases. The 22nd Fighter Squadron has deployed to Nellis AFB, Nev.; the 23rd FS has gone to the German air base Buechel, just 20 miles from Spangdahlem; and the 81st FS deployed to RAF Lakenheath, England. SSgt. Andrea Knudson reports that the runway repairs would continue until mid-July.
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.
