A federal judge in Argentina last week declared allegations fallacious that the US government tried to smuggle illicit arms and narcotics into Buenos Aires last month aboard an Air Force C-17. “The matter investigated does not constitute a crime,” stated the judge in his March 10 ruling from the Argentine capital, reported the Wall Street Journal. Argentine officials on Feb. 14 seized US military equipment, including firearms and medical doses of morphine, that the US military brought into Ezeiza International Airport on the C-17 for use in training Argentine police forces in counterterrorism. The seizure strained US-Argentine relations, according to the newspaper.
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.