An Air Force Reserve C-130H assigned to the 440th Airlift Wing at Pope Field, N.C., and an Army Special Operations Command C-27J made contact in the air near Fort Bragg, N.C., around 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 1, according to a 440th AW release. “Both aircraft landed safely with no reported injuries to aircrew or civilians, although each aircraft sustained some damage,” states the release. Both aircraft were conducting routine, but separate training missions. There were eight people on board the C-130H at the time, and five people aboard the C-27J, said officials.
NASA Boss: Race to Moon Has National Security Stakes
Sept. 15, 2026
NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15.
