Known for their live-saving work in Afghanistan and Iraq, Air Force explosive ordnance disposal specialists came to the help of local law enforcement on the home front this week. Four members of the 4th Fighter Wing’s EOD flight at Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., sprang into action on Monday when civil authorities found a pipe bomb along an east-west highway near the base. “Had it gone off next to someone, it could have potentially killed them,” said MSgt. Christopher Wakham of the EOD team. As local law enforcement diverted traffic, these airmen guided a camera-carrying robot to the device, which appeared to be homemade, to get a close-up look. Once they confirmed it was a pipe bomb, they neutralized it—but did not detonate it as some media outlets inaccurately reported. Federal authorities are now investigating this case. (Wright Times report by Kenneth Fine)
US Space Command Should Always Be Led by a Guardian
Sept. 12, 2026
General Stephen Whiting took command of U.S. Space Command in January 2024, and if customary three-year tenures hold, his tour would end in January 2027. The question now before the President and Senate is who should follow him? Whoever they choose, it has to be a Guardian—and so should every successor…
