The 314th Airlift Wing, Little Rock AFB, Ark., has received its fifth new C-130J, and officials say the wing will get another two this month—for a total of seven. Lt. Gen. Dennis Larsen, Air Education and Training Command vice commander, says the J model tactical airlifter—the newest version of the long-running Lockheed Martin Hercules line—is “the most requested aircraft in the AOR [Southwest Asia].”
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.