Pilot Dies in Michigan F-16 Fighter Jet Crash
Wisconsin Air National Guard, F-16 Fighting Falcon preforms practice missions using an inert, 500 pound bomb at Fort McCoy, Wis., July 13, 2016. (U.S. Army/Spc. John Russell)
10 Dec 2020
The pilot of an F-16 Fighting Falcon that crashed earlier this week in Michigan s Upper Peninsula has been found dead, the Air National Guard announced Thursday.
The aircraft, assigned to the Wisconsin Air National Guard s 115th Fighter Wing, out of Truax Field Air National Guard Base in Madison, crashed around 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Hiawatha National Forest, roughly 300 miles northeast of the base, officials said in a Facebook post.
Wilkie Disparaged Congressional Aide Who Alleged Sexual Assault at VA Facility, IG Probe Confirms
U.S. Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie speaks during an East Room event to announce the “PREVENTS Task Force” at the White House June 17, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
10 Dec 2020
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie disparaged a veteran who claimed she was sexually assaulted at a VA hospital and sought to undermine her credibility, a new investigation from the department s inspector general has found. The report did not, however, substantiate reports that Wilkie actively investigated the former service member or ordered others to look into her background.
US Warplanes Hit Somali Rebels Days After US Troop Withdrawal Announced
In this Dec. 8, 2008 file photo, armed al-Shabab fighters on pickup trucks prepare to travel into the city, just outside Mogadishu, in Somalia. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
10 Dec 2020
U.S. aircraft carried out two strikes Thursday against a stronghold of al-Qaida-linked al-Shabaab rebels in Somalia, days after President Donald Trump ordered a withdrawal of the estimated 800 U.S. troops in the East African nation, according to U.S. Africa Command. We will continue to apply pressure to the al-Shabaab network despite the drawdown, Army Gen. Stephen Townsend, AFRICOM s commander, said in a statement. They continue to undermine Somali security and need to be contained and degraded.
Air Force Takes Next Step in Efforts to Ready B-1 for Future Hypersonic Missiles
A B-1B Lancer assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, releases a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile during an external release demonstration in the skies over Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 4, 2020. (U.S. Air Force/Ethan Wagner)
10 Dec 2020
Weeks after the U.S. Air Force proved it could mount an advanced stealth cruise missile externally on the B-1B Lancer for the first time, it has taken the next step, test-firing an inert missile from under the B-1 s fuselage.
The 419th Flight Test Squadron out of Edwards Air Force Base, California launched a practice round of the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, known as the JASSM, from the bomber, according to a news release. The news of the test, conducted at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, Dec. 4, was first reported by Defense News.
Military Rape Cases Have No Statute of Limitations, Supreme Court Decides
In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen under stormy skies in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
10 Dec 2020
In an 8-0 opinion issued Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that military personnel accused of a rape between 1986 and 2006 a period previously subject to a five-year statute of limitations can be charged for the crime.
At issue in U.S. v. Briggs is a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, or CAAF, to overturn three rape convictions that occurred within that 20-year period.