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June 28, 2021

Hill Air Force Base, Utah and Rocky Mountain Power have completed a 30,000 kilowatt-hour solar array near the base. Under the partnership, Rocky Mountain Power will own and operate it for 25 years, and Hill will add the energy it generates to its power grid, according to an Air Force story….

The city of Quincy, Massachusetts is naming two new streets after modern-day generals, AP reported. The city council recently voted to name one General McConville Way – after Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville – and another General Joseph F. Dunford Drive – after the former Joint Chiefs chair. “Both of them were sons of veterans and came from pretty amazing local families,” Mayor Thomas Koch said. The roads are part of a new bridge and park project that will also honor five other generals from Quincy.

Air Force photo by Cynthia Griggs

June 28, 2021

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