The U.S. Air Force would receive enough money to buy 51 F-35As in fiscal 2024 under the compromise defense spending bill lawmakers released. Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett, 25, of Streamwood, Illinois, died Friday after being injured in what the Air Force called a "workplace incident." The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets' latest upgrades. As recently released data from the military services has shown, the participation of women in elite special operations roles remains a rarity. Friday's drill involved F-35A fighter jets from both countries and other fighter jets from South Korea. Davis-Monthan received its first A-10 in 1976. Up to 1,000 retirees can return to their former careers as the service seeks to plug a critical manning gap. The detachment is the first active duty pilot training unit at Maxwell since 1945. The pilot in Wednesday's F-16 crash off the coast of South Korea is in "good condition," 7th Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. David Iverson said Thursday. A U.S. Air Force pilot safely ejected from an F-16 fighter jet that crashed into waters off South Korea’s southwestern coast on Wednesday. Load More