Military recruitment is at an all-time low. The Air and Space Force Association Symposium projects about a 10% shortfall this year in the active Air Force.
Though he has only been at Columbus Air Force Base for nearly a year, Base Commander Col. Justin Grieve said there is no place quite like the Friendly City.
A bill making its way through the United States Senate could mean $83 million for work at military installations in Mississippi, including about $49 million for the Columbus Air Force Base.