Air Force officials at Andersen AFB, Guam, are helping local conservation officials to reintroduce two species of birds, the Guam rail and the Kingfisher, to the base’s national wildlife refuge. At the same time, they are trying to control a non-native brown tree snake that wiped out the flightless Guam rail by eating all the bird eggs and put other native birds and bats on the island’s endangered list. Officials say a military cargo ship accidentally introduced the snake to the island in World War II. Dana Lujan, the base’s chief conservation officer, supervises 30 conservation programs to save and reintroduce species.
A Golden Dome task force established under U.S. Northern Command earlier this year has a broad remit, which includes fielding the capability to defend the U.S. against missile and drone attacks, its leaders said this week. Some of the primary focuses right now are ensuring Golden Dome can defend itself…