The Air Force has awarded a Bronze Star Medal to SrA. Gary Conlee with the 91st Security Support Squadron at Minot AFB, N.D., for his service while deployed to Afghanistan. He served there as a convoy technician working with the Afghan National Army during a year-long deployment. (Minot report by A1C Benjamin Stratton)
Air Force senior statesmen explained the reasons they jointly sent a letter to Congress urging restoration of the E-7 Wedgetail and more F-35s to the fiscal 2026 defense budget.