For 76 young people, enlisting in the Air Force took center stage in front of a San Francisco 49er football crowd of 70,000. It was actually the third such event for the 49ers. The first half-time enlistment ceremony took place in 2004. The 49ers entertainment director Lorie Murphy says this year’s swear-in “captivated the entire halftime show—the response was as loud as when the team scores a game-winning touchdown.”
House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget
July 11, 2025
Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.