The Senate has confirmed Air National Guard Col. Deborah Rose for her first star and to become director of Joint Forces Headquarters Kansas, Kansas National Guard. Rose currently is the vice commander of the 190th Air Refueling Wing in Topeka. She is the first female general officer for the Kansas National Guard, according to a statement from the Kansas Adjutant General.
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.