Retired Air Force Col. Mike Butler, working for DynCorp Intl. in Iraq as a senior logistics program manager was killed June 12 near Tikrit, while traveling with a convoy that came under attack. Butler had served as the logistics director for US Central Command prior to his retirement after 31 years of service in the Air Force. The Hampton Roads (Va.) Daily Press reports that Butler, 53, retired last summer and went to Iraq in December 2006 to support the company’s efforts to help train Iraqi police.
New B-52 Radar Makes First Flight
Dec. 12, 2025
The Air Force’s radar modernization effort for the B-52 Stratofortress entered flight testing recently, a “milestone” for the once over-budget system that senior leaders call the start of a new era for the Cold War bomber.
