The Air Force Weapons School at Nellis, AFB, Nev., received its first F-22A Raptor fighter aircraft on Jan. 9. A Nellis spokeswoman tells the Daily Report that the weapons school is scheduled to receive five Raptors in total. The next one will arrive in March and then one per month after that until all five are in place in June, she says. These Raptors will be part of Nellis’s 57th Wing and used to train PhD-level instructor pilots.
2026 NDAA: 5 Highlights for Airmen and Guardians
Dec. 18, 2025
President Donald Trump signed the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 18, a day after Congress passed the annual defense policy bill for the 65th consecutive year. Here’s what it means for the Air Force and Space Force.

