No U.S. personnel have been sickened by an outbreak of Legionella bacteria at Lajes Field, Portugal, the Air Force said. A T-38 Talon training jet collapsed onto a contractor after he removed a pin from the aircraft's nose landing gear in February 2023. The U.S. Air Force would receive enough money to buy 51 F-35As in fiscal 2024 under the compromise defense spending bill lawmakers released. Col. Anadis Collado and Lt. Col. Douglas Grabowski were relived of their duties March 14 after a loss of trust and confidence in leadership. Staff Sgt. Charles Crumlett, 25, of Streamwood, Illinois, died Friday after being injured in what the Air Force called a "workplace incident." The Pentagon stopped accepting deliveries of the newest F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in summer 2023 as software problems snarled the jets' latest upgrades. As recently released data from the military services has shown, the participation of women in elite special operations roles remains a rarity. One of the damaged hangars is involved in restoring the only surviving B-17D Flying Fortress bomber. One of the long-range bomber's eight engines caught fire. Friday's drill involved F-35A fighter jets from both countries and other fighter jets from South Korea. Load More