Today is the final installment of “Ready to Fight?” These three columns are devoted to keeping and adding military missions here in Montana. The “Ready to Fight?” columns were in response to a Great Falls Tribune Editorial last Sunday about fighting for military missions. You can read it HERE. 

In part one I wrote about the waste of money and the politics involved with the announcement that the Montana Air National Guard’s F-15s would be going to California. You can read Part I HERE.

In part two, I wrote about what the State of Montana can do and what the local military committees (the Chamber) can do. You can read Part II HERE.

Today I write about what the local Economic Development Authority, the Congressional Delegation and last, but not least, the local media, can do to be “Ready to Fight.”

At the end, I have closing comments. Read on… Continue reading →