An F-16 fighter assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB, Utah, crashed on May 4 at the Utah Test and Training Range, announced wing officials. The pilot successfully ejected and was being evaluated by medical personnel, they said. The Air Force will investigate the cause of the mishap and will release more information as it becomes available, they said.
Hundreds, or possibly thousands, of transgender service members have returned to work after two judges ordered preliminary injunctions blocking Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s ban of transgender service members and recruits. But their long-term future remains uncertain.