An Air Force Reserve Command pilot safely ejected as his F-16 crashed into the Gulf of Mexico near Key West, Fla. at about 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15. A Navy helicopter crew picked up the pilot, who was flying a training mission from the 482nd Fighter Wing at Homestead ARB, Fla. The Air Force will launch an investigation board.
The Air Force budget would grow to $234 billion while Space Force spending would shrink to $26 billion under the White House's yearly ask.