The Defense Department identified the six airmen killed when their C-130 crashed just after taking off from Jalalabad Airport, Afghanistan, on Oct. 2. They are: Capt. Jonathan J. Golden, 33, of Camarillo, Calif.; Capt. Jordan B. Pierson, 28, of Abilene,...

The cause of a fatal Oct. 2 C-130J crash in Afghanistan is not known, but “enemy fire is not suspected as a factor,” according to an Air Forces Central Command release. Six airmen, five civilian contractors, and several Afghans were...

The 412th Test Wing from Edwards AFB, Calif., has deployed a large detachment to JB Lewis-McChord, Wash., to support the first stage of KC-46 Pegasus developmental testing. “We basically set up a composite wing and a focal point to coordinate...

The Navy variant of the Joint Strike Fighter in September performed the first external weapons release from the wings of an F-35, announced the aircraft’s joint program office. The F-35C successfully released four 500-pound GBU-12 laser-guided inert bombs from the...

Roughly 40 F-22 Raptors and T-38 Talons from the 1st Fighter Wing at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., evacuated to Grissom ARB, Ind., on Oct. 1, states a release. The aircraft, and about 100 personnel from the 1st FW and 192nd FW,...

Draken International won a contract to provide adversary support to augment the Air Force’s F-16 aggressor fleet at Nellis AFB, Nev., the company announced? Sept. 30. “We are excited to begin delivering a professional, safe, and highly capable aggressor service...

The Air Force awarded Boeing a $4 billion contract to upgrade the F-15 fleets’ electronic warfare and self-defensive systems, the company announced on Oct. 1. The Air Force plans to upgrade a total of 413 F-15C/D Eagles and F-15E Strike...

The Massachusetts National Guard partnered with the Republic of Kenya through the Defense Department’s State Partnership Program during an Oct. 1 signing ceremony in Nairobi, according to an Oct. 2 release. “What’s great about this program is that [it] is...

Boeing finished upgrading all of the Air Force F-22 Raptor Mission Training Centers, according to a news release. The new high-fidelity constant resolution visual system allows pilots to train in an environment that is more visually realistic than current simulators....