Air Force Reserve TSgt. David Ewbank has received a Bronze Star for his work as an explosive ordnance disposal technician with a unit of the Army’s 101st Airborne Division in Iraq. Ewbank, who is assigned to the 446th Civil Engineer Squadron at McChord AFB, Wash., was one of several Air Force EOD specialists working with the Army unit, whose commander, Lt. Col. Brian Coppersmith, praised for helping ensure the unit had no deaths during its deployment. On one occasion, reports SSgt. Paul Haley, Ewbank got to disarm a live bomb. His comment, “It’s not every day you get a chance like that.”
Meink: Air Force Has Five More E-7s Under Contract
April 30, 2026
The Air Force has contracts in place for five additional E-7A Wedgetail airborne battle management aircraft, Secretary Troy Meink told lawmakers April 30. Meink also said the Department of the Air Force wants to work with Congress to find ways to continue to fund the E-7 next year and beyond,…