Meanwhile, the round of extreme winter weather in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas, brought out more than 600 Air and Army Guardsmen. They delivered generators to Missourians after 300,000 homes lost power, rescued stranded Texans and their vehicles from icy roads, and cleared fallen tree limbs from roads and other areas throughout the area.
The United States Air Force is flying less than historic norms and funding for acquisition and readiness is on a path to further hollow out this too small and old force to that is incapable of sustaining an enduring combat air campaign.
