LANGLEY AFB, Va., Oct. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Combat Command issued the following press release:
Major Scott Lafferty, a weapons officer and F-35A pilot with the 34th Fighter Squadron, recently won the esteemed General Robbie Risner Award for his contributions to the Air Force mission in 2025.The award is given to Airmen within their first year of graduating from the highly demanding Weapons Instructor Course at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. For Lafferty, the award reflects as much on the team around him."Honestly, it was a huge honor," said Lafferty. "The award was given for my contributions, but there were a ton of people who all pulled their weight and did the jobs that were asked of them. That enabled the wing to perform at a level ...