The residents in a northwestern North Dakota town apparently took the news in stride that an Air Force ICBM transport truck had overturned near Parshall last week. According to an Associated Press Aug. 2 report, the talk of the town was everything but the missile incident. For instance, resident Arlene Zacher told AP, that missile transport in the area by USAF airmen is routine, adding, “If there is a problem, they will take care of it. They do a very good job.”
In the Space Force’s push to increase its consumption of commercial satellite capabilities, satellite communications stands out as the template. The question now is how broadly the Space Force will look to leverage additional SATCOM providers.