Coalition aircraft on Nov. 1 participated in an air strike against Iraqi insurgents. According to US Central Air Forces, USAF F-15s used precision guided bombs to strike a building used by insurgents in the vicinity of Husaybah, Iraq.
House lawmakers unveiled a new reconciliation package July 15 with $60 billion for defense, $290 billion less than the Pentagon has been seeking, a day after a Senate vote to advance the annual defense policy bill failed—developments that show the perilous state of the Pentagon’s ambitious plans for fiscal 2027.