The Air Force informed us yesterday that it is reviewing its practice of issuing daily summaries of coalition air activities in Afghanistan and Iraq and, until further notice, has stopped providing the data we used to update the airpower chart at the bottom of each Daily Report column.
Active-duty Airmen and Guardians haven’t missed any paychecks yet as a result of the ongoing government shutdown. But with tens of thousands of military spouses working as civilians for the federal government, many families still face financial strain and stress.


