The National Guard Bureau has created a special Web site to feature lore covering the Guard’s first 370 years of being. The Guard’s history extends from Dec. 13, 1636, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony formed three regiments of existing militias around Boston to protect the vital harbor town from danger. A Pentagon press release notes that the site also features birthday letters from Army Lt. Gen. H. Steven Blum, NGB chief, and Marine Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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…