The RC-135 Rivet Joint force of the 55th Wing, based at Offutt AFB, Neb., surpasses 20 years of continuous support to operations in Southwest Asia, beginning with Operation Desert Shield (August 1990) and continuing through Operation Deny Flight and post-9/11 operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…