The fate of a run-down, Cold War-era early warning radar tower rests in the balance. Perched prominently atop Mount Umunhum, overlooking San Jose, Calif., sits the concrete structure, which was a part of Almaden Air Force Station until its closure in 1980. The San Jose Mercury News reports that the Midpeninsula Open Space District, a government agency in Los Altos, Calif., is currently developing the site as a recreation area, opening the debate as to whether the tower should remain as a tribute to Cold War history, or be cleared away. A public workshop is scheduled for Thursday in Los Gatos to give members of local communities a chance to weigh in on the issue. The radar site became operational in 1957, as part of the NORAD’s San Francisco Air Defense Sector.
Airman 1st Class Marcus White-Allen concocted a story to cover up that he fired his M18 9mm pistol into Airman Braden Lovan’s chest killing him on July 20, two Airmen from F.E. Warren Air Force Base, WY testified during separate courts martial proceedings on Oct. 30-31.
