It must be true, because the base so recently ravaged by Hurricane Katrina just received the largest group of new students in the last two years, say base officials. The 314 recent graduates of basic training arrived at Keesler AFB, Miss., by a caravan of buses from Lackland AFB, Tex.
The Pentagon has concluded a new agreement to buy laser-guidance kits that turn rockets into drone-killing weapons. BAE Systems and the Defense Department announced a framework deal of up to seven years for 25,000 Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System guidance kits annually for the U.S. military.