The USS Harry S. Truman collided with a merchant vessel and three F/A-18 Super Hornets were lost in a six month span between December 2024 and May 2025.
The Air Force's agile combat employment concept would prepare units to operate from dispersed, austere bases in a war against a major adversary like China.
Two U.S. Army aviators received the Soldier's Medal for risking their own lives to triage and provide care for soldiers in a 2023 helicopter collision.