Air National Guard airmen in Indiana joined their foot-pounding brethren to support recovery operations in the wake of the tornado that tore through southern Indiana. Air Guardsmen from the 181st Fighter Wing, Terre Haute, Ind., are helping with search and recovery efforts. Other personnel are serving in the Joint Operations Center and state Emergency Management Agency in Indianapolis, according to the Indiana National Guard.
The Department of the Air Force is consolidating more than 50 programs supporting its efforts to create a vast battle network into a single $4.5 billion contract vehicle to streamline software and technology integration.
