Air Combat Command officials witnessed a 12-minute aerial demonstration by Maj. Paul Moga flying an F-22A Raptor on Friday and gave formal approval to put the aircraft in ACC’s stable of air show demonstrators. The public will not get to see the Raptor’s supercruise or integrated avionics, but they will see how it maneuvers, which Moga says “look absolutely crazy, but I’m always in complete control of the aircraft.” (Readers can find details of show appearances on ACC’s Aerial Events public Web page; look under Demo Schedule.)
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.