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its way piece-by-piece to an upstate New York museum.
The fuselage of the Lockheed YMC-130H was hauled to the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Glenville July 6. It had
been at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.
The plane is one of three highly modified C-130 transport
planes intended to rescue the hostages who were held for 444 days after students supporting the Iranian Revolution seized the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The planned rescue was terminated when an agreement to release the hostages was signed in Janu- ary 1981.
The plane will be reassembled in September at the museum in Glenville, 24 miles west of Albany. AP
U.S. Army to invest $62 million in Puerto Rico in upcoming years
The U.S. Army says it will invest some $62 million in Puerto Rico to renovate and expand its infrastructure in the U.S. ter- ritory.
Officials said late July 2 they will invest $10 million to build an operations center in the northwest coastal town of Aguadilla starting early next year.
Brig. Gen. Dustin Shultz said that another $52 million will go toward building a training facility and new offices in Fort Buchanan near the capital of San Juan. Construction is expected to start in late 2019.
Officials said the U.S. Army invests around $285 million a year in Puerto Rico and has roughly 5,000 soldiers and 200 civil employees assigned. AP
Three closed Manhattan Project sites to open for science fest
Three historic sites in New Mexico connected to the develop- ment of the world’s first atomic bomb will open for a science festival.
The Los Alamos Monitor reports the Manhattan Project Na- tional Historical Park’s sites located “behind the fence” in Los Alamos will be made available to a small crowd next month during ScienceFest 2018.
Building — are on property managed by the Department of Energy and are currently off-limits to the public.
Los Alamos ScienceFest celebrates the history and science of Los Alamos.
Scientists working in the then-secret city of Los Alamos de- veloped the atomic bomb as part of the World War II-era Man- hattan Project. The bombs were later dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. AP
NATO allies defend military spending amid criticism
NATO’s European allies are pushing back against U.S. criti- cism that they are not spending enough on defense, as President Donald Trump ratchets up pressure ahead of a summit next week.
After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, NATO allies agreed in 2014 to end defense budget cuts, to begin spend- ing more as their economies grew and to move toward a goal of 2 percent of GDP within a decade.
In an email to The Associated Press, Norwegian Defense Min- ister Frank Bakke-Jensen said that “Norway stands by its decision of the NATO Summit in 2014 and is following up on this.”
Ahead of the July 11-12 summit, Trump sent letters to Norway and several other allies demanding that they recommit to military spending. AP
Authorities say man who burned self to protest VA has died
State investigators in Georgia say a man who identified him- self as an Air Force veteran has died after he lit himself on fire in front of the Georgia Capitol last week to protest the Veterans Affairs system.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation tweeted July 3 that 58-year-old John Michael Watts died Monday. Authorities say Watts strapped fireworks to his chest, doused himself with a flammable liquid and set himself on fire June 26. A state trooper who saw what was happening quickly put out the flames.
Authorities said Watts, who had no current address, was able to talk to officers after the flames were extinguished. Authorities said he had burns over 85 to 90 percent of his body. He was
taken to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta. The GBI says its investigation continues. AP
Nation’s new aircraft carrier enters next phase at shipyard
The nation’s newest aircraft carrier has returned to a Virginia shipyard for a year of planned upgrades and fixes.
Naval Sea Systems Command spokesman William Couch said in a statement that the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived July 15 at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Work at the shipyard will mark the next phase in the development of the Navy’s most advanced and scrutinized warship.
Couch said work at the shipyard will address any kinks in- volving the gear that’s used to catch fighter jets as they land. The shipyard will also remedy a propulsion problem created by a manufacturing defect.
The Ford’s stay at the shipyard is a normal step toward combat readiness, which is expected in 2022. The $13 billion carrier is the Navy’s most expensive warship. AP
Massive turbine must be replaced on USS Michael Monsoor
The second of three stealthy destroyers is going to have one of its massive turbines replaced.
Rear Adm. William Galinis tells the U.S. Naval Institute that a Roll Royce turbine must be replaced before Michael Monsoor can travel to San Diego.
Galinis said testing indicates turbine blades were damaged during acceptance trials. The destroyer uses two main turbines similar to ones used on Boeing 777 jetliners to produce electricity that powers the ship and its sophisticated systems.
The Navy accepted delivery of Monsoor in April, and it’s due to be commissioned in January.
Shipbuilder Bath Iron Works had no comment.
The final ship in the class, the Lyndon B. Johnson, is still under construction in Bath, Maine. AP
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