Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) remains committed to his Buy American provision and that includes the joint venture by Northrop Grumman and EADS to build a new Air Force tanker, according to panel spokesman Josh Holly. The Hunter provision is still part of the 2006 defense authorization bill, said Holly. Hunter says that France’s opposition to the Iraq war, not to mention the thought of giving jobs to Europe, has strengthened his resolve to block the company from getting the contract. He discounts the shrewd move by EADS to set up an assembly plant in Mobile, Ala. It may be enough to make Buy American seem less appealing to folks in Alabama, where, according to Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, the EADS plant will provide jobs for more than 1,000 Americans.
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.