Officials at Eglin AFB, Fla., have signed a “unique” Master Labor Agreement that covers two unions—American Federation of Government Employees Local 1897 and Local 1942, reports base journalist Lois Walsh. Brig. Gen. David Eidsaune, head of the Air Armament Center at Eglin, says the base “sets the example for the rest of the command in terms of how unions and management work together for efficiency, fairness, and leveling the playing field for all.” Eglin is an Air Force Materiel Command facility.
KC-46’s Refueling Boom Damaged While Refueling F-22s
July 8, 2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker suffered damage to its boom while refueling F-22 Raptors off the coast of Virginia on July 8, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed, with reported radio communication from the crew indicating the boom “detached.”