T
he Mississippi and Utah Air National Guards worked together to aid rescue operations for the six miners trapped in a coal mine in Utah, reports MSgt. Burke Baker. The 172nd Airlift Wing at Allen C. Thompson Field, Miss., flew one of its C-17s to Kansas to pick up some underground video equipment and transport it to Salt Lake City, where airmen of the 151st Air Refueling Wing assisted the Mississippi Air Guardsmen. The operation was moving within hours of a help request from Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman. “This mission is typical of what the National Guard is all about,” said Col. William Crisler, 172nds AW commander.
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…