The Missouri Congressional delegation announce that USAF has selected the Air National Guard’s 131st Fighter Wing to become the first B-2 bomber associate unit. After BRAC 2005 strips the wing of its F-15 fighters, it will become the 131st Bomb Wing and help operate and maintain the B-2s of the 509th BW at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo.
Former AFCENT Commander Reflects on Lessons of Epic Fury
Sept. 13, 2026
In carrying out Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military launched its largest air campaign in a generation, striking more than 13,000 targets in Iran before a shaky cease-fire was first imposed in April. Even as the conflict continues, the former commander of Air Forces Central Lt. Gen. Derek C. France…
