Responding to a reporter who asked whether the Air Force was gambling that Congress would add more C-17 airlifters, Lt. Gen. Stephen Wood insisted that Air Force leaders ”don’t play politics.” He maintained that gambling isn’t a healthy way to plan a force. He added that the idea hasn’t come up, even once.
NATO Scrambles Fighter in Newest Response to Russian Drones
Sept. 16, 2025
NATO scrambled its first fighter Sept. 13 under its new plan to bolster its defenses against Russian air incursions that was put into place after an array of Russian drones flew into Polish airspace last week, the officials from the alliance’s military command said.
