The city of El Mirage in Arizona has released a noise study it commissioned that states the introduction of the new F-35 strike fighter at Luke Air Force Base might cause property values to drop, reports The Arizona Republic. Although El Mirage officials maintain that they support Luke, they’ve continued to stir fears that the F-35’s presumed greater noise level would pose an environmental and economic concern. Meanwhile state elected officials and those of other communities near Luke have continued to urge USAF to consider Luke a prime candidate for the new fighter. The base recently won a reprieve from housing encroachment, as the state and Maricopa County reached an agreement that would halt construction of new single-family homes near the base.
7 Air Force B-2s Drop 14 Bunker-Buster Bombs on Iran
June 22, 2025
The U.S. military struck three Iranian nuclear sites in the early hours of June 22 local time in Operation Midnight Hammer, intended to shut down Iran’s nuclear program and not harm the country’s leadership. U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers and submarine-launched cruise missiles struck three sites: Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan.