The Pentagon on Tuesday identified the airman who died July 18 of a non-combat-related injury as 1st Lt. Anais A. Tobar, 25, of Miami. Tobar was assigned to the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Tobar was deployed in support of the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, according to a news release. The Pentagon did not provide additional details on Tobar’s death.
The Air Force is slashing all civilian positions at its premier research institute for Chinese military aviation, prompting concern among experts who say it will dilute the service’s focus on the Pentagon’s most significant long-term adversary.
