A decommissioned Navy vessel was pounded by cannon fire from an AC-130J gunship as part of the 2024 RIMPAC exercise. The Air Force's report blasted poor airmanship and a "culture of complacency" that investigators said led to the B-1's January crash. Two key elements of the service's B-52 overhaul effort — the engine replacement and radar modernization programs — have seen cost and schedule growth. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, who retired Friday after four decades in uniform, reflects on his time leading the National Guard Bureau. A Hawaii headquarters will run a simulated battle with the North Carolina-based unit as its lead. The new curriculum focuses on increasing development during traditionally slower periods of an airman's enlistment. An investigation found a deadly Osprey crash resulted from pinion gear cracks and the pilot's decision to keep flying instead of heeding landing warnings. The service expects its annual foreign military sales to grow by 60% this fiscal year due largely to increases in F-35 and F-16 purchases. President Joe Biden gave the go-ahead in August 2023 for F-16s to be sent to Ukraine, though the U.S. will not be providing any fighter jets directly. A new military child development center will be built in a civilian community about 20 minutes northeast of Camp "Bull" Simons. Load More