According to a news release from RAF Croughton, England, 10 Air National Guard and Reserve airmen have deployed to the small communications facility in Northamptonshire to augment the 422nd Security Forces Squadron, which has sent 21 active duty airmen to Southwest Asia. The reservists are providing installation security. However, the 422nd SFS tapped one, TSgt. Dustin Schimp, to employ his civilian expertise to help the unit revamp its record management system.
The Senate passed Republicans’ sweeping tax-and-spending package July 1 in a 51-50 vote, the culmination of a 27-hour marathon legislative session. The package—often called the reconciliation bill—includes a $150 billion package of defense funds that accounts for a significant portion of the money the Air Force and Space Force want…