Bauernfeind’s nomination to run the U.S. Air Force Academy comes fewer than 18 months after he took over as Air Force Special Operations Command boss. Family of Senior Airman Roger Fortson "remain adamant" that an Okaloosa County Sherriff's deputy had the wrong apartment when he was shot and killed May 3. Roger Fortson was alone in his apartment Friday when a sheriff's deputy burst in and fatally shot him, an attorney for Fortson's family claims. U.S. Special Operations Command has paused an ambitious program to make its MC-130J transport plane capable of water landings and takeoff. The history of special operations in the U.S. is replete with examples that demonstrate how vital this can be. By Michael K. Nagata
4 months ago Senior Airman Roger Fortson was shot and killed by an Okaloosa Sheriff's deputy at his off-base residence following a disturbance call May 3, 2024. The Pentagon said it's unlikely that U.S. military operations caused civilian casualties in more than a dozen instances around the world in 2022. The window to apply to become an Air Force warrant officer in cyber or IT runs through May 31, the service said Thursday. Two airmen will posthumously receive the Distinguished Flying Cross nearly 14 years after the CV-22 Osprey they were flying crashed in Afghanistan. The information provides a rare snapshot into military efforts to breach what is effectively the last frontier of gender integration. Load More