A T-38 based at JB Langley-Eustis, Va., made a forced landing at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport on Tuesday, after the jet lost its canopy during takeoff, according to a wire report from the Newport News Daily Press. The canopy landed on the runway at Langley shortly after takeoff on a routine training mission, but did not cause any injury or additional damage at the base, according to a base spokesperson. Neither pilot was injured in the incident, and a USAF safety investigation is under way. Langley’s 27th Fighter Squadron has flown T-38s in an adversary role at JB Langley-Eustis since late 2011, where they conduct advanced dissimilar training and threat simulation for the 1st Fighter Wing’s F-22 Raptor squadrons.
Senator to DOD: Redo Study on Suicide by Job Specialty
Sept. 26, 2024
About two months after the Pentagon released a congressionally mandated study on military suicide rates broken down by career field, the senator who led the charge for the study is telling Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III that the released data falls short of what was required by the law.