Maj. Jill Metzger, an Air Force officer based at Manas AB, Kyrgyzstan, went missing Sept. 5 in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishek, US Central Command Air Forces confirmed today. According to a report from the Associated Press news service, Metzger separated from a group of other service members while shopping at a department store in Bishkek. She has not been seen since. US and Kyrgyz officials are currently searching for her. (Read more here.)
As with previous stealth aircraft unveilings, the Air Force’s imagery of the F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter has been doctored to keep adversaries guessing about its true shaping and design philosophy.