Civil engineering airmen of the Kansas Air National Guard’s 184th Air Refueling Wing constructed 2,009 feet of fencing in Arizona along the border with Mexico during their two-week deployment to assist the Border Patrol. The Kansas City Star reports that the feat exceeded the work of seven previous National Guard civil engineering units.
Billy Mitchell: Lessons a Hundred Years Hence
Dec. 16, 2025
Exactly 100 years ago, on Dec. 17, 1925, Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell was convicted by court-martial for violating an order that required approval before he could engage with the media. Mitchell’s provocative thoughts and unorthodox methods sought attention for a cause that he saw as uniquely American.
