The Pentagon announced late Feb. 20 that SSgt. Timothy P. Davis, 28, died Feb. 20 near Bagram, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when his vehicle encountered an improvised explosive device. Davis, of Aberdeen, Wash., had deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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.