The F-35 upgrades known as Technology Refresh 3 are now a year overdue and have halted deliveries of the newest fighter jets from Lockheed Martin. A new risk worksheet introduced by Air Education and Training Command aims to get to the root of maintainer mishaps. The Air Force’s fleet is already less than one-fifth of its size at its 1956 peak, when it had 26,104 aircraft. A search for carcinogens at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, found low levels of contamination at two sites. The Air National Guard has delayed personnel changes in Alaska that could have threatened national security and civilian rescue missions. A decision on whether Special Forces families will get a child development center at Camp "Bull" Simons, Florida, may arrive in the coming weeks. The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community. The Air Force is investigating the death of a 28-year-old airman found unresponsive on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on Wednesday. Security officers did not locate the source of the sound after a door-to-door sweep. No injuries were reported. Staffing changes in the Alaska Air National Guard may hurt the organization's ability to secure America's western airspace and carry out rescue operations. Load More