Residents of some areas in Western Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire are concerned about plans by the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s 102nd Fighter Wing to expand the low-level training area for its F-15 fighters. The unit also has come under fire for the short review period placed on the environmental assessment, leading the Air Guard to expand the review period, from its original public comment end date of April 13 to the new date of May 14. (Find the draft assessment here.)
Space Force acquisition leaders were already looking to see if they could shift some of their biggest programs to use commercial services or technology, but one of President Donald Trump's executive orders, signed April 9, that could super-charge that effort.