According to CENTCOM boss, Army Gen. John Abizaid, NATO’s International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan killed up to 500 enemy fighters during Operation Medusa, the two-week offensive in Southern Afghanistan that ISAF officials called a “significant success.” Abizaid told defense reporters in Washington Tuesday that whenever the Taliban masses in one area as it did in Kandahar province—the site of Operation Medusa—it goes very poorly for them. Abizaid has heard from CENTCOM intelligence that the Taliban is very concerned about the number of casualties inflicted by Medusa.
If the Air Force is in line for a big budget bump from President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.5 trillion defense budget in 2027, the head of Air Combat Command said he would make aircraft spare parts his top spending priority—but cautioned that more money to buy parts won’t equal a…
