The Air Force has reversed its decision to cut special pays. Now it believes it can avert “any financial losses to our airmen,” because of revised budget estimates and reductions in the numbers of airmen eligible for the special duty assignment pay, says Lt. Col. Ken Sersun, deputy chief of force management at the Pentagon, in a Sept. 19 release.
A new White House policy calls for the Pentagon to craft plans for additional space launch facilities to support a projected increase in launch demand that could see the U.S. supporting as many as 1,000 launches by 2030, more than a fivefold increase from 2025.