Hundreds of people protested the acquittal of a U.S. airman accused of killing a beloved martial arts athlete from the nearby town of Wittlich.

Five ski-equipped airlifters and 400 airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing are headed to Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze, an annual mission supporting research on the frozen continent.

A bipartisan group of 125 lawmakers is urging the leaders of the Senate and House Armed Services committees to maintain the authority of governors over their state’s National Guard forces as the Air Force proposes moving some of them into the Space Force.

U.S. forces hit weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Wednesday with “multiple precision airstrikes,” including use of a B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bomber, according to U.S. Central Command.

The Pentagon this week confirmed news reports of unidentified drones swarming the airspace at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia, last year.

A pair of CV-22 Ospreys from Yokota Air Base flew to Okinawa for the first time since a deadly accident in November.

Government prosecutors told the jury that the murder charge against Airman 1st Class Grant Harrison boiled down to “who had the knife” the night a local civilian was killed in a fight. Harrison’s defense lawyers said the crux of the case wasn’t who had the weapon, but rather who used it.

Local governments ask Japan’s government for more information about the spill, including where the water flowed, why contaminated water was stored on base and what preventative measures will be taken.

Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco’s case began in 2022, with accusations that he groomed a girl. His court-martial charges were withdrawn and dismissed without prejudice in June of this year.

The entire Florida National Guard was joined by Guard forces from at least seven other states as they began route clearance, search and rescue, and other missions before dawn Thursday after the fast-moving storm struck Wednesday night.