Eight F-16s and more than 200 airmen from the Colorado Air National Guard recently deployed to Hungary for training and support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The airmen from the 140th Wing at Buckley AFB are conducting training and familiarization events with the Hungarian air force at Papa AB, according to an Air National Guard release. The aircraft will also conduct training with Hungarian and Slovenian joint terminal attack controllers, the release states.
The Department of the Air Force wants to launch a construction boom with its fiscal 2027 budget, more than doubling its request over 2026, according to budget documents.