Half Pint was created to attend public events in place of the full-size tank. It’s a half-scaled version of an M1A1 Abrams battle tank and will soon see a scaled-down version of a “Stryker” riding alongside it. The Veteran’s Freedom Flag Foundation is currently raising funds for a trailer to haul them together.

The next year's funding for the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center has been made official.

Senator Rob Portman spent Easter with U.S. troops in Europe and checked out the upgraded Stryker vehicle that was produced in Lima.