The Air Force has problems with another of its lawyers; unlike the earlier case in which the top Judge Advocate General was demoted (and retired) for fraternization, this time the individual reportedly failed to let the service know that two states had disbarred him. Air Force spokesman Dewey Mitchell confirmed Wednesday that the service removed Col. Michael Murphy on Nov. 30 from his position as commander of the Air Force Legal Operations Agency at Bolling AFB, D.C. The Air Force Inspector General is investigating.
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.