Journalists from the Tribune Star report on the work being done by Indiana Air and Army National Guardsmen who have traveled to southern California under the Administration’s Operation Jump Start to aid the Border Patrol. The Guardsmen have been working to stabilize a road and renovate a naval base. Army Lt. Gen. Steven Blum has deemed Jump Start a big success.
The Pentagon is considering ditching the Air Force’s plan to buy the E-7 Wedgetail as it looks to outsource the airborne target-tracking mission to space, defense officials indicated this week.