Air Force Global Strike Command pulled the M18 from use after Brayden Lovan, a 21-year-old remote targeting engagement system ...

Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, died on July 20, 2025 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming. His death remains under ...

The U.S. Air Force ordered a service-wide safety inspection of every single one of its M18 pistols after one discharged and ...

The news marks a major development in the ongoing investigation into the circumstances behind Lovan's death and the scrutiny ...

The Air Force has charged an airman with making false statements, obstructing justice and involuntary manslaughter in the ...

The entire Air Force is doing a service-wide inspection of the M18 handgun after a Security Forces airman suddenly died last ...

Elements of Air Combat Command have joined Air Force Global Strike Command in halting use of M18 pistols after a fatal ...

Last month, the U.S. Air Force suspended use of the M18 pistol for one of its units comprising more than 33,000 personnel ...

The Air Force ordered all its M18 pistols inspected after the death of a security forces airman last month sparked concerns ...

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a pistol after a Security Forces airman died at a Wyoming base.

Air Force Global Strike Command pulled M18 pistols from service after a recent fatal incident, and its aircrews will need a substitute if they fly into combat.

Bold action or long-overdue prudence? The Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) suspended the use of Sig Sauer’s M18 pistol following a tragic accident took the life of a Security Forces airman at F ...