US EditionAir Force to provide funeral honors to Ashli Babbitt
The Air Force reversed a 2021 denial, granting Ashli Babbitt military funeral honors after a $5 million wrongful death settlement and advocacy by her family and Judicial Watch.
- On Aug. 15, 2025, the U.S. Air Force offered full military funeral honors for Ashli Babbitt after Undersecretary Matthew L. Lohmeier reversed the 2021 denial in an Aug. 15 letter to her family.
- On Feb. 9, 2021, Gen. Brian Kelly, then–Lieutenant General of the Air Force, denied military honors for Ashli Babbitt, saying they would 'bring discredit' under the Biden administration.
- Babbitt served deployments and years in the Air Force and Air National Guard, entitling her to basic military honors, and the Trump administration settled a wrongful-death suit for nearly $5 million months earlier, Judicial Watch litigated the case.
- Micki Witthoeft announced the restoration at the 1A Film Fest, where David Sumrall revealed the Department of Justice did not pursue charges against Lt. Michael Byrd, leaving calls for accountability unresolved.
- Amid wider debate, observers say the restoration highlights political weaponization and contrasts with rescinded retirements for transgender troops earlier this month, while critics warn it sets a precedent in the contested January 6 narrative.
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