Boeing launches its first Delta IV EELV, boosting a commercial satellite into orbit from Cape Canaveral, Fla. (This is medium variant; first launch of Delta IV Heavy is Dec. 21, 2004.)
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
