MOU will allow tribes to seek military flight restrictions

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) – Federal, state and tribal officials have reached a landmark agreement that will pave the way for Native American communities around New Mexico to seek temporary military flight restrictions over their lands.
Officials will gather Thursday at Kirtland Air Force Base to sign the memorandum of understanding.
Two years in the making, the agreement allows for the state’s 19 pueblos to coordinate with the military and request short-term flight restricti