Changing World Begets a New USAF Mission Statement: 
Air Force leaders have revamped the service’s mission statement (we reported they would). Gen. Michael Moseley, Air Force Chief of Staff, and Michael Wynne, Air Force Secretary, co-signed a letter, stating that “now more than ever we need [the mission] to be clear and precise.” The new statement says USAF must “deliver sovereign options … to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace.”
The House of Representatives passed a massive appropriations package with defense funding Jan. 22, moving lawmakers one step closer to passing a budget for fiscal 2026 and avoiding another government shutdown. The spending package includes cuts in funding for the B-21 Raider bomber and the LRSO missile.
