Former U.S. Air Force Pilot Arrested For Providing Defense Services To The Chinese Military
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Friday, February 27, 2026
A retired U.S. Air Force major and former F-35 instructor pilot has been arrested and charged with illegally training Chinese military aviators, federal officials announced. Gerald Eddie Brown, Jr., 65, known by the call sign “Runner,” was taken into custody in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Prosecutors allege he provided — and conspired to provide — defense services […]