While Congress debates the acquisition strategy for the UH-1N Huey helicopter replacement, the Joint Staff is evaluating a request from U.S. Strategic Command for more forces to help maintain security at intercontinental ballistic missile sites. "U.S. Strategic Command submitted a request for forces for a capability, not a specific type of aircraft, to the Joint Staff," U.S. STRATCOM spokesman Lt. Col. Martin O'Donnell said in a June 9 email to Inside the Air Force . "The Joint Staff is currently...
