Victims of T-39 Crash Identified: Among the four people killed in the Jan. 11 crash of a US Navy T-39 was Air Force 1st Lt. Jason W. Davis, 28, of Vista, Calif., who was in navigator training at NAS Pensacola, Fla. The other victims, according to a Navy statement, were Navy Lt. Jason S. Manse, 30, of Canton, Ohio; Navy Ensign Elizabeth Bonn, 23, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa.; and retired Navy Cmdr. Dave Roark, 68, who was a contract pilot.
More than 53,000 Afghan evacuees remain at eight military bases throughout the continental U.S., but despite the resources needed to support that population, the military’s readiness has not been adversely affected, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Oct. 25. Kirby did acknowledge the time and effort it is costing the military…