According to various news reports, an F-16 from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, crashed Monday night about 10:25 p.m. on the Utah Test and Training Range. There was no information about the fate of the pilot, who was on a routine training mission. A 388th FW spokesperson, Maj. Bernadette Dozier, told the Deseret News that the wing would not fly Tuesday. The Air Force has not determined the cause of the crash and will investigate. (Also read The Salt Lake Tribune report and Associated Press report)
Air Force exercises in the Indo-Pacific may soon get even bigger and more robust, as lawmakers move to invest more than $620 million in such efforts. The bulk of that money, contained in a $150 billion reconciliation package currently making its way through Congress, is $532.6 million for earmarked for…