A1C Jerome D. Miller Jr., 23, of Washington, D.C., died due to a non-combat-related incident in Parwan province, Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Monday. Miller was assigned to the 459th Security Forces Squadron at JB Andrews, Md. He died on Oct. 13, according to DOD.
U.S. Air Force F-35s and F-22s regularly deploy deep into the Pacific region from Alaska, Utah, and Hawaii. In the future, though, the head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command would like to see the Air Force permanently station fifth-generation aircraft west of the international date line—closer to China.