T
he Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tennessee has dedicated an F-4C Phantom it has on static display to two airmen who flew with the 555th Tactical Fighter Squadron during the Vietnam War. They are: Col. Lawrence Golberg and Maj. Patrick Wynne, the brother of Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne. Golberg and Patrick Wynne were killed on an Aug. 8, 1966 reconnaissance mission flown out of Ubon RTAB, Thailand. The aircraft is similar to the one they flew and did serve with the 555th TFS. (Report by Stephanie Warrren and Janae Daniels.)
U.S. Southern Command recently announced its first lethal strike on a suspected narco-trafficking vessel in two months, and the first under a newly formed permanent counter-cartel task force. The U.S. is also reportedly planning to transfer MQ-9 drones to Colombia to bolster its counter-cartel efforts.