An Airman assigned to the 407th Air Expeditionary Group in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve died on April 15 when the building he was working in was damaged from extreme winds. A1C Nathaniel McDavitt, 22, of Glen Burnie, Md., was deployed from the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron at Spangdahlem AB, Germany, according to a Pentagon release.
The crash of a T-38 trainer jet this May—which caused a weekslong pause in flights across the fleet—was caused by an improperly installed pin for one of the jet’s horizontal stabilizers, according to a new accident report released Oct. 30. When the pin disengaged midflight, it created the slightest amount…