Despite the rancor between officials in Washington and Tehran, the two enemies are cooperating. Airmen from McGuire AFB, N.J., had deployed to Pakistan to help with earthquake relief efforts. However, the US troops jumped right in to help unload earthquake relief equipment off an Iranian airplane. An Iranian diplomat told Reuters News Service, “These [Americans] are aid workers and they help anybody. They don’t differentiate between Pakistanis, Iranians, and others.”
The Air Force budget would grow to $234 billion while Space Force spending would shrink to $26 billion under the White House's yearly ask.