An HH-60 helicopter crashed Thursday night at Nellis AFB, Nev. Four crew members received minor injuries and were transported to a local facility for treatment, according to a Nellis release. The crash occurred at 10 p.m. during a training mission at the Nevada Test and Training Range; the cause is under investigation. It was a hectic day at Nellis, as a civilian pilot was injured earlier that morning when an A-4 Skyhawk he was flying crashed at the base while flying red air operations.
The Air Force and Space Force budgets call for nearly $2.3 billion in spending cuts in 2026, including funding for more than 5,700 full-time civilian jobs, linked to the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, an Air & Space Forces Magazine analysis has found.