U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, is keeping up to date on the expansion of a northwest Missouri Air National Guard base. On Thursday, he toured Rosecrans Memorial Airport in St. Joseph, where the 139th Airlift Wing is hoping to land the new C-130 J cargo plane....
The latest version of the federal defense bill contains an amendment written by U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. 6th District. The amendment would provide $220 million for two additional C-130J cargo planes, which Graves hopes will be stationed at Rosecrans Air National...
The next generation of cargo planes could make Missouri its future home. Missouri has put the weight of its entire Congressional delegation behind the 139th Airlift Wing’s efforts to upgrade its fleet in the northwest part of the state. Every member, Republican and...
