One of the Air Force’s C-130s specially configured for fighting ground fires crashed on July 1 in the southwest corner of South Dakota during a mission dropping retardant on the White Draw fire, announced US Northern Command. The crash took place at approximately 6:00 p.m. South Dakota time, according to NORTHCOM’s release. The cause of the crash was not known and the incident is under investigation. The Rapid City Journal reported that a helicopter was able to land near the downed C-130 and took three airmen away for medical treatment.
The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.
