Col. Laro Clark, vice wing commander for the 47th Flying Training Wing at Laughlin AFB, Tex., recently completed 2,000 flying hours in the T-38. He also has more than 2,000 flying hours in the F-15, reports Capt. Ken Hall.
The final version of the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill calls for adding $1.2 billion to the Space Force’s research and development accounts, an increase that’s mostly split between two efforts: expanding the service’s low-Earth orbit data transport network and boosting its space-based missile warning and tracking capabilities.

