High winds reportedly caused an Air Force aerostat to slip its mooring at an Army installation near the Mexican border and crash into a residential neighborhood south of Tucson, Ariz. Facing gusts up to 50 miles per hour, the Tethered Aerostat Radar System drifted from Fort Huachuca, and came down, landing in pieces in yards in nearby Serra Vista on Monday, reported Tucson’s KVOA News. Local press reported that there were no injuries and only minor damage to homes, transmission lines, and vehicles. Tucson’s KGUN reported that a team from Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., secured the crash sites later that day, launching an investigation into the incident. The Department of Homeland Security utilizes TARS along the US southern border to help detect low-flying aircraft smuggling narcotics into US airspace. These lighter-than-air craft hover at altitudes up to 15,000 feet.
Air Force Searching for Savvier Sustainment
Oct. 20, 2020
The Department of the Air Force’s Advanced Manufacturing Olympics showcase kicked off this week with a look at where military sustainment has come so far and what more it has to accomplish. The event began over the summer, with multiple challenges where 64 teams can win up to $100,000 in…