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Chief Master Sergeant Tresse Z. King, 54, died Aug. 3 in a noncombat-related incident at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.

Cadet 2nd Class Nick Duran, 21, was one of two people aboard the single-engine plane when it went down Thursday night in Johnson County, Texas, near Fort Worth.

The Agile Combat Employment capabilities of a small contingent of airmen from the 55th Fighter Squadron will be tested as they work out of a deployed, simulated remote location.

The deployment of the Ghostrider, assigned to the 73rd Special Operations Squadron out of Hurlburt Field, Florida, also marked the first time the updated J model of the AC-130 has landed in or operated in Japan.

Col. Jay Johnson, 71st FTW’s vice commander, has temporarily assumed command.

The service member was assigned to the 167th Airlift Wing in Martinsburg and was responding with the 167th Fire Department.

Air Force Capt. Nicholas J. Egich, 30, died Friday in Illinois.

The Air Force has taken the lead role as the search for the airman, from the 24 Special Operations Wing at Hurlburt Field, transitions to a recovery effort.

A restored F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter, one of the most iconic aircraft in Air Force history, will soon be on permanent display at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.

A master sergeant in the Texas Air National Guard died of health complications Saturday at Brooke Army Medical Center.

A C-17 crew comprising both Air National Guard and active-duty airmen stayed at President Donald Trump’s posh Turnberry golf resort in Scotland during a trip earlier this year to deliver supplies to Kuwait, as well as on the return trip, Politco reports.

The 325th Fighter Wing and the program management office at Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida will host a third industry day Sept. 12 to update contractors on Tyndall’s progress with reconstruction following the devastation of Hurricane Michael.

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