Efforts by elected officials in Arizona have paid off with the promise of a Predator unmanned aerial vehicle squadron to be operated by Air National Guardsmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, near Tucson, and Ft. Huachuca, near Sierra Vista, reports the Tucson Citizen. Working on the allocation were Sen. John McCain, Rep. Jim Kolbe, and Gov. Janet Napolitano.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.