Hit the Artery, Not the Capillary: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said there is no “turf battle” among intelligence leaders, specifically between himself and CIA director nominee Gen. Michael Hayden. (See above.) At Tuesday’s Pentagon press briefing, Rumsfeld sought to quell media rumors about a clash among intel leaders, asserting that the people who are fueling these speculations “have an instinct for the capillaries, as opposed to the more important arteries.” Rumsfeld lectured that the “single most important discussion about intelligence should be about the formula, arrangement, and structure” of intel gathering, not about the leadership bureaucracy.
USAF to Start Rotating Fighters to Misawa
May 12, 2025
The Air Force will rotate fighters through Misawa AB, Japan starting this summer to bridge the gap between the F-16 drawdown and the F-35 delivery, expected to start in Spring 2026. The rotation of fighter squadrons will continue until the base's new f-35 fleet achieves full operational readiness.