Congress approved the Fiscal 2006 military construction spending bill on Nov. 18, sending the $ 6.2 billion measure to the President for signature. The legislation includes $1.5 billion for implementation of the 2005 BRAC decision
About a dozen B-1 bombers are now at RAF Fairford in the United Kingdom as a base from which to launch strikes on Iran, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine—potentially representing more than half of the U.S. Air Force’s mission-capable Lancer fleet.