The Pentagon said that Air Force civilian employee Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30, of Omaha, Neb., was killed on Feb. 20 when an improvised explosive device struck the convoy in which he was riding in Baghdad. Kuhlmeier was a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and assigned to Det. 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Offutt AFB, Neb.
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
