The Air Force has decided to trim the size of the fighter training range it had proposed for eastern Nevada airspace, reports the Las Vegas Review-Journal. It is to be used primarily by F-16s flying out of Hill AFB, Utah. Nevada officials worried the Air Force initiative would crimp local economic plans.
The U.S. military conducted strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, as the conflict with Iran flared up again—though officials say the ceasefire remains in effect.