“It’s really about prioritization, right?” Brig. Gen. Luke Cropsey said. “How far can you get with the dollar you have available?”
The Lightning II pilot radioed a code 7700, which flags an airborne emergency to air traffic control, around 1:10 p.m. local time on June 15.
Pfc. Noah Evans, 21, died Tuesday at Parris Island, South Carolina.
The bill may also retroactively give Guardsmen the same protections as law enforcement assigned to the border.
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