USAF has been training the new Iraqi Air Force, which officials say has made “significant progress” in only a few months. “We are starting over, “ the head of the Iraqi Air Force, Maj. Gen. Kamal Barzanjy, told USAF journalist SSgt. Melissa Koskovich. He added, “America has given us a lot of help, and we have already accomplished many things, but we need to keep growing.”
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.