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....
Work continues in Congress on putting together the final version of the National Defense Authorization Act for next year. U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo. 6th District, is one of the negotiators for the House. He said the two chambers are not that far apart. “There (are)...
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...
