Another laptop has been stolen, in this case jeopardizing personal information of some 1,000 airmen of the West Virginia Air National Guard, reports the Charleston (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. The Guard has notified members of the 130th Airlift Wing of the potential compromise of personal data, but a spokesman told the newspaper that USAF has “some of the most sophisticated encryption processes to safeguard information on government computers.”
KC-46’s Refueling Boom Damaged While Refueling F-22s
July 8, 2025
A U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker suffered damage to its boom while refueling F-22 Raptors off the coast of Virginia on July 8, Air & Space Forces Magazine has confirmed, with reported radio communication from the crew indicating the boom “detached.”