A B-2 Spirit damaged in a fire at Andersen AFB, Guam, returned to the US following 18 months of intense prep-aration. Spirit of Washington landed at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, Calif., facility Aug. 16 to begin a complete overhaul and repair.Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., closed its doors after more than a century of service, Aug. 27. Merged with the National Naval Medical Center under the 2005 BRAC, the combined Walter Reed National Military Medical Center will be located on the Navy site in Bethesda, Md.A remotely piloted MQ-9 Reaper was damaged on landing following a training sortie from Holloman AFB, N.M.,Aug24. Assigned to the 29th Attack Squadron, the mishap is the unit's third such incident since stand-up in 2009.
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