Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, Brian covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times. Over a decade as a defense journalist, he has reported from dozens of bases at home and abroad, including austere airstrips in Afghanistan, the cockpit of a B-52 over the South Pacific and the boom operator station of a KC-46. Before the military beat, Brian covered the Washington state legislature for the Associated Press.
A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider attacked a vehicle with Iranian-backed militia fighters Nov. 21 after the gunship linked them to the launch of a missile.
The U.S. aid amounts to Ukraine have dwindled in comparison to earlier batches as the Defense Department awaits a supplemental funding package from Congress.
