Category: AIR FORCE

By Troy Turner [email protected] Capt. Ariana Savino, one of six Air Force crew members killed in a Middle East crash during Operation Epic Fury and one of three who had Alabama connections, was posthumously promoted to the rank of major. The promotion was made effective with a retroactive date of Jan. 23, 2026. The March…

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The dignified transfer of six Air Force service members killed in the Middle East. (Photo/The White House) By Troy Turner [email protected] AUBURN — A prominent billionaire hedge fund manager and investor is mentioned as the likely top contributor who donated $80,000 to lead a GoFundMe campaign for the family of Auburn University alumnus Maj. John…

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Capt. Ariana G. Savino Major John “Alex” Klinner, of Trussville and Auburn, Alabama Technical Sargent Ashley B. Pruitt (Photos/117th Air Refueling Wing) By Troy Turner [email protected] Three of the six U.S. Air Force crew members killed in Iraq on Thursday had close ties to Alabama and news of their deaths hit hard for the Alabama…

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By Troy Turner [email protected] Only two weeks after ordering the War Department to cut ties with Harvard University and instead look to schools such as Auburn University for better matches to warfighter needs, today the department’s secretary added the military’s own educational institutions to the same type of review process. Included is the Air War…

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A Red Tail F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 187th Fighter Wing, Alabama Air National Guard, taxis on the flight line during exercise Sentry South 26-2. T (U.S. Air National Guard photos by Capt Michael Luangkhot) By Capt. Michael Luangkhot  187th Fighter Wing DANNELLY FIELD, Ala.– The 187th Fighter Wing proved its operational capabilities during exercise Sentry…

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A T-7A Red Hawk assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron, the first Air Force unit to receive the aircraft, is staged during the arrival ceremony held at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, Jan. 9, 2026. The arrival of the T-7A Red Hawk marks a historic milestone for AETC as it replaces the six-decade-old T-38…

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Photo: A U.S. Air Force MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter from the 908th Flying Training Wing flies over central Alabama, July 17, 2025. The Grey Wolf was selected to replace the aging UH-1N Huey helicopter fleet. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kamiyah Burks) By Bradley J. Clark 908th Flying Training Wing MAXWELL AIR FORCE…

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