An Air Force Cold War-era spy satellite that was deemed “lost” after eluding detection for decades has finally been found.

Air National Guard leaders estimated up to 70% of their space-focused airmen would resist a transfer to Space Force should Congress approve an Air Force proposal to move 14 Guard units into the newest service branch.

Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was shot and killed Friday during an incident involving a Florida sheriff’s deputy at his off-base residence, the Air Force said. Fortson was assigned to the 4th Special Operations Squadron as a special missions aviator at Hurlburt Field.

With the midday sun blazing, an experimental orange and white F-16 fighter jet launched with a familiar roar that is a hallmark of U.S. airpower. But the aerial combat that followed was unlike any other: This F-16 was controlled by artificial intelligence, not a human pilot. And riding in the front seat was Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

Russian forces are now operating inside an air base in Niger where U.S. troops also are positioned, but they pose little risk to American personnel there, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said this week.

Personnel with U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force worked from alternate locations Friday after a fire struck their building the night before at this airlift hub in western Tokyo.

A fire broke out Thursday evening at this airlift hub in western Tokyo, spurring officials to warn people away from the headquarters building for U.S. Forces Japan.

The U.S. airman convicted in a sprawling leak of classified government secrets that revealed sensitive intelligence about America’s allies and adversaries will face military criminal proceedings later this month, Air Force officials said Wednesday.

The “Kraken,” or the the GL-6000 Disorientation Research Device, creates realistic motion simulations and has been described as a “spacial disorientation device.” It’s essentially a human-rated centrifuge.

Thespians from Yokota High and Middle schools are putting on “Mean Girls Jr.,” a family-friendly version of Tina Fey’s popular Broadway musical “Mean Girls,” which is based on the 2004 movie of the same name.