The F-22A Raptors and F-15 Eagles assigned to Langley AFB, Va., will head to other locales this summer while the base revamps its 10,000-foot runway, reports the Hampton Roads Daily Press. Plans already include F-22 participation in Alaska’s Northern Edge 2006 exercise. According to the Daily Press, the Langley runway is receiving its first major overhaul since 1982.
House and Senate lawmakers say they’re hopeful Congress will pass a defense appropriations bill in the coming weeks to avoid a repeat of last fall’s government shutdown, with only having a handful of working days remaining before the Jan. 30 deadline. Yet legislations still have to release a compromise version of defense spending legislation, which will have to…
