Residents near the memorial site of a B-52 bomber that crashed on Elephant Mountain in Greenville, Maine, on Jan. 24, 1963, are banding together with local members of the Air National Guard and Civil Air Patrol to improve the site. They want the crash scene—where aircraft wreckage is still visible—to continue to stand as a lasting reminder to the seven airmen who died in the mishap. The Bangor Daily News reported that efforts are focused on diverting water from the crash scene, improving the trail to the site, and on moving the bomber’s tail section to a more secure location. Project organizers hope to have the work completed in 2013, the 50th anniversary year of the crash, if not sooner. Several years ago, the site faced another challenge: metal scavengers were stealing pieces of wreckage.
The Pentagon plans to use U.S. Air Force C-17s and C-130s to deport 5,400 people currently detained by Customs and Border Protection, officials announced Jan. 22, the first act in President Donald Trump’s sweeping promise to crack down on undocumented immigrants and increase border security.