The residents in a northwestern North Dakota town apparently took the news in stride that an Air Force ICBM transport truck had overturned near Parshall last week. According to an Associated Press Aug. 2 report, the talk of the town was everything but the missile incident. For instance, resident Arlene Zacher told AP, that missile transport in the area by USAF airmen is routine, adding, “If there is a problem, they will take care of it. They do a very good job.”
The Air Force has finished modifying and testing the new VC-25B Bridge aircraft that will serve as a temporary Air Force One, the service announced May 1. All that’s left now is to finish painting the jet before it starts flying this summer.