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e than 200 airmen and soldiers on July 6 dedicated a dining facility at Bagram AB, Afghanistan, to the memory of SrA. Jonathan Yelner, who was killed in action April 29 while on a combat patrol near the base. Now flanking either side of the dining facility’s walkway are two signs, one depicting the timeline of the events on the day of his death and one including a snapshot of him right before a mission. Yelner, 29, of Lafayette, Calif., died from wounds he received when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device while conducting a battle damage assessment with local Afghan tribal leaders in Kapisa province as part of a provincial reconstruction team. He was assigned to the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. The Air Force awarded him the Bronze Star posthumously in May. (Bagram report by Army Capt. Elizabeth Casebeer)
Hypersonic ARRW Readied for Booster Flight
March 8, 2021
An AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon hypersonic missile is being readied for its first booster flight at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., the Air Force announced March 5. The missile that flies within the next month will not be an all-up round. Instead, the test will run the missile through…