The Enlisted Professional Development Center at Eglin AFB, Fla., wants to add additional Army Air Corps and early Air Force memorabilia to its hallways to help young airmen understand the service’s roots, reports SSgt. Mike Meares. In particular, the center would like to get memorabilia from World War II through the early 1980s.
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2026 defense budget, submitted to Congress last week, accelerates the downsizing of the U.S. Air Force. It proposes divesting 340 aircraft, while only acquiring 76. These cuts risk the Air Force’s ability prevail. “Peace through strength” has...