Retired Maj. Carrol S. Woods died last week at age 88. The Montgomery, Ala., resident was one of the original airmen to train at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama during World War II. He flew with the 99th Fighter Squadron. (Read more in the Montgomery Advertiser and the Ledger-Enquirer.)
The Air Force wants to spend more than a half billion dollars through 2031 on a new protection system designed for cargo and refueling aircraft that features onboard sensors and weapons to track and take down enemy missiles and drones.