The airmen of the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Fighter Wing at Sandston, Va., took their last flights and performed their last maintenance checks on the wing’s F-16 Vipers on June 20 as promised. The transition they began two years ago to integrate with the 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Va., is almost complete, making them the first Air Guard unit to fly the service’s new F-22A Raptors.
The Department of the Air Force wants to launch a construction boom with its fiscal 2027 budget, more than doubling its request over 2026, according to budget documents.