Air Force faces $72 million bill for winter storm damage 5 hours ago Snow covered B-52H Stratofortresses sit on the flightline at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Feb. 19. Approximately four inches of snow fell on the base Feb. 14 and 15. An additional two inches of snow and sleet were recorded on Feb. 17. (Airman 1st Class Jacob Wrightsman/Air Force) Winter storms earlier this year caused more than $72 million in damages at Air Force installations across the country, as well as minor harm to two aircraft adding to the growing repair bill generated by severe weather in recent years. Much of the continental U.S. saw unusually low temperatures as well as snow and ice storms at the beginning of 2021, proving particularly challenging in areas unaccustomed to deep winter. The Air Force was not immune to the elements.
Several experts said the decision shouldn t be that big of a surprise, given that Huntsville had been poised to win the first contest in part due to its much lower cost of living, as well as plenty of available office and housing space.
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Theresa Hitchens on January 13, 2021 at 7:15 PM
Huntsville, Ala. - not San Antonio - lands Space Command
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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kiara Kashner, right, and U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael Bernacchi, representing U.S. Space Command’s longest-serving and junior-serving members, respectively, cut a cake in honor of the combatant command’s first birthday Aug. 28, 2020, at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado.Lewis Carlyle, U.S. Space Command Public AffairsShow MoreShow Less
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Staff Sgt. Gary Thompson at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala., fires a Javelin missile at a Soviet T72 battle tank located 2,400 meters downrange during a training exercise in the 1990s. (AP Photo/Huntsville Times, Dave Dieter)DAVE DIETER /APShow MoreShow Less