A 5-year-old Mustang has been added to the Space Force conservation program at Vandenberg Air Force Base in Southern California. The military working horse program supports the Force and patrols the Western Range, which is more than 98,000 acres.
Begun in 1996, the conservation unit and military working horse program is the only equine patrol unit within the Department of Defense. It's one of only four conservation units in the United States Air Force.
Named Ghost, the Mustang is nearly 10 years younger than the other four horses in the program. He is also the only Mustang. Ghost is in training and is being ridden three times a week to prepare him for the workload other military working horses endure.
The program helps protect Mustangs, which are at risk because of overpopulation and its resulting diminished food resources. The Mustangs are great choices for the patrol as they are extremely surefooted.
Six patrolmen use the five horses to patrol coastline, monitor nesting seasons for endangered species, patrol hunting and fishing areas, and enforce state and federal laws.
Read more at CNN.
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