California Air National Guardsmen from the 129th Rescue Wing
rescued eight people this weekend in Galveston, Texas. The air
guardsmen deployed to Kelly Field in San Antonio for Hurricane Ike
search and rescue support operations.
About 25 pararescuemen, combat controllers and support troops
from the Kentucky Air Guard's 123rd Special Tactics Squadron began
deploying to coastal Texas over the weekend to conduct rescue
operations for victims of Hurricane Ike.
Northrop Grumman Corporation has won a $5.1 billion, 7-year
(cost plus incentive fee) contract award for detail design and
construction of the Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) nuclear-powered
aircraft carrier. This new class of carrier is the replacement for
the Nimitz-class design that originated in the 1960s.
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