The Air National Guard has extended the public comment period to Aug. 15 for its plan to lower the ceiling for training flights over parts of Maine. The Original Irregular of Kingfield, Maine, reports that the Massachusetts Air Guard plan met with opposition from residents and officials who fear disruption to the quality of life and tourism and potential safety concerns.
Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III chaired a China-focused military briefing Oct. 27, part of a biweekly series of briefings with senior military commanders about China’s growing threat in the wake of an orbital hypersonic weapon test that elicited public worries from the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. “What we…