The Louisiana Air National Guard’s 159th Fighter Wing has received a digital upgrade—with the arrival of F-15Cs handed down from the active duty Air Force, reports Associated Press news service. The C models are replacing analog-electronics A models. In addition to the newer F-15s, the NAS JRB New Orleans-based unit is adding a jet engine maintenance facility that will work on aircraft engines from across the southeastern US, a result of last year’s BRAC process.
A provision in the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill will require the Defense Department to include the military occupational specialty of service members who die by suicide in its annual report on suicide deaths, though it remains to be seen how much data the department will actually disclose.