The saga of Otis ANGB, Mass., continues as a local CBS TV affiliate reports that state officials have signed an agreement to turn the facility into a Massachusetts military reservation, paving the way for the Coast Guard to take over the airfield from the Air Guard, once its F-15s depart, courtesy of BRAC 2005. The 102nd Fighter Wing loses its fighters, but the Air Guardsmen were to remain, pending finding a new mission. There’s been no recent news on whether they will get a hoped-for intelligence operation.
The roles and missions executed by Air Force warriors are essential to the nation’s security. Yet after three decades of constant demand and minimal replenishment, our Air Force is too small and too old. It needs to be rebuilt. The Trump administration and Congress must fund that modernization to ensure…