Those US Air Forces in Europe F-16s that dropped in on Serbia recently were from the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy, according to Air Force journalist SrA. Sarah Gregory. Two 555th FS pilots and several Aviano F-16 maintenance and security forces airmen visited with Serbian airmen at Batajnica AB, Serbia, for two days. Naturally, they all talked shop—Americans on their F-16s and Serbians on their MiGs.
House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget
July 11, 2025
Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.