The state of Illinois will have to take a different tack per US Dist. Court Judge Jeanne Scott, who ruled Tuesday that the state had no grief with a recommendation by the BRAC commission to move the F-16s flown by the Air National Guard’s 183rd Fighter Wing at Springfield to Fort Wayne, Ind. Why? Because the commission’s decision really isn’t final—not until the President and Congress sign off. The commission turns over its “final” recommendations to President Bush Thursday.
House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget
July 11, 2025
Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.