Heavy rain overnight helped firefighters gain more control over a forest fire burning at Warren Grove Range. The decision will allow deliveries of the latest F-35s to resume after a roughly year-long halt. Commander Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach also said he wants to keep the roughly 32 older F-22s the Air Force has earmarked for retirement. Air Combat Command boss Gen. Ken Wilsbach said wings may face surprise inspections to assess their readiness for war. However, one analyst says this news doesn't necessarily mean the jets are ready for combat. A KC-46A tanker from McConnell AFB completed a record round-the-globe sortie in 45 hours, a mission that saw multiple aerial refuelings — and a birthday. Fifteen Marines and a sailor died in the 2017 KC-130T transport plane crash near Itta Bena, Mississippi. Five countries will provide additional air defense systems for Ukraine in the coming months. Brig. Gen. John Pogorek oversaw all operations at Pease Air National Guard Base. Fifty thousand Army enrollees are using the service since that effort began as a pilot program in 2022. Load More