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A Constituent Services Day will be held Feb. 20 at Prentiss City Hall. Staff with U. S. Rep. Michael Guest’s office will be available from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. If you can’t get an answer from a federal agency in a timely fashion, or if you feel you have been treated unfairly, Guest’s staff may be able to help resolve a problem or get you the information you need.
Over the last three years, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, at the direction of President Joe Biden, has led the U.S. into the worst border crisis in our nation’s history by refusing to enforce the laws passed by Congress. This in and of itself is worthy of impeachment.
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) -Congressman Michael Guest was in Meridian to show support for the 186th Air Refueling Wing’s effort to upgrade their aircraft from the KC-135 to the KC-46.
Key Field Air National Guard Base has been an important base for the United States Military since it was built. Currently, it is the home base for the 186th Air Refueling Wing.
This operations group now serves the KC-135 Boeing Stratotanker but is hoping to make the change to the KC-46A Pegasus, the newest generation of tankers.
Rep. Michael Guest gathered with state and local leaders in education, government, military matters and more on Monday at Key Field as he hosted a roundtable discussion about bringing the KC-46 aircraft to the 186th Refueling Wing in Meridian.
The KC-46 is the next generation of tanker aircraft and is intended to replace the Air Force’s aging fleet of KC-135 tankers, some of which are almost 60 years old.
As the birthplace of air refueling, Guest said he believes Key Field is the best location for the KC-46 to be stationed.
Mississippi’s Third District Congressman Michael Guest hosted a roundtable at the Mississippi National Guard’s 186th Air Refueling Wing at Key Field Air National Guard Base in Meridian, on Monday.
The roundtable featured an update and discussion on efforts to bring the KC-46 and a new refueling mission to the 186th Air Refueling Wing in Meridian. Federal officials are considering where the new KC-46s will be housed.
Local leaders from various facets of the broader Meridian and Lauderdale County community attended the event.
MAYORAL PRESSURE: Mayor Eric Adams is hurting for political allies these days.
Consider this week alone:
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The Free Clinic of Meridian will be able to see more patients and offer more enhanced care after an expansion to its building now underway is completed.
Located at 4707 Poplar Springs Drive, The Free Clinic of Meridian currently serves more than 1,250 uninsured adults in east Mississippi and west Alabama. The operation of the clinic is totally supported by private grants and individual donations.
Members of Congress sought Wednesday to calculate the immense financial cost of the border crisis at a hearing held by the House Homeland Security Committee.
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