The Air Force has released the latest promotions results for colonel, showing roughly the same percentage of line officers selected this year as last year. For line officer promotion in the zone to colonel, USAF selected 459 officers from a total of 1,010 under consideration—a rate of 45.4 percent. Last year the selection rate was 45.3 percent.
The Pentagon is counting on Congress to navigate a legislative tightrope and pass a party-line bill to fund nearly a quarter of its $1.5 trillion budget request for fiscal 2027, including billions of dollars for top priorities like Golden Dome, the F-35, munitions, and unmanned systems. Experts and lawmakers from…