An F-16 from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing in Madison crashed Tuesday in central Wisconsin during a routine training flight from Volk Field. The pilot ejected and was safe, said Wisconsin Guard officials. Emergency responders recovered him south of Chester. He was undergoing medical evaluation. The F-16 hit an unoccupied summer cottage, reported the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. There were no reported injuries on the ground, reported Reuters. An Air Force team will investigate the mishap to determine its cause. (Madison release)
The defense intelligence community has tried three times in the past decade to build a “common intelligence picture”—a single data stream providing the information that commanders need to make decisions about the battlefield. The first two attempts failed. But officials say things are different today.