Ellington Is Central Hub in Texas 
for Hurricane Rita Relief: Ellington Field, Tex., home to the Air National Guard’s 147th Fighter Wing, already has moved more than 100 tons of relief supplies and is expecting much more. Helping the fighter wing with the logistics of this air mobility effort are airmen of ANG’s 136th Airlift Wing, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.
The U.S. supports “a stronger and more capable” European defense, Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III said during an Oct. 22 press conference in Brussels—but that defense should not duplicate the functions and capabilities of the NATO alliance.