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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel called for a new defense ministerial meeting that includes senior budget officials during a speech at the Woodrow Wilson International Center forum in Washington, D.C., on May 2. Hagel pointed out that the US spends three...

NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow said the crisis in Ukraine could lead to some “positive actions after years of declining defense budgets.” Speaking to defense reporters in Washington, D.C., last week, Vershbow said NATO is encouraging larger NATO nations...

Space systems are essential components to modern US warfare, but they are also some of the most expensive. That’s why the Air Force is trying to find new, more affordable ways of doing business in space, said David Madden, the...

President Barack Obama has nominated Maj. Gen. Marshall Webb for a third star and for assignment as commander of NATO Special Operations Headquarters in Mons, Belgium. Webb current is serving as commander of Special Operations Command Europe and director of...

The 311th Airlift Squadron was inactivated Friday at Peterson AFB, Colo., as part of the Air Force’s plan to consolidate the C-21 fleet. “The 311th Airlift Squadron maintained a proud tradition of excellence and continued to uphold the highest standards...

The House passed the Fiscal 2015 military construction and veterans affairs appropriations bill last week with a vote of 416-1. The $71.5 billion bill is $1.8 billion below Fiscal 2014 levels, states an April 30 House Appropriations Committee release. It...

Air Force Reserve Command’s 433rd Airlift Control Flight at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, served as the lead agency in the annual Patriot Hook exercise, which integrates federal agencies with the military in disaster and emergency-response scenarios, states a base release. The AFRC-sponsored...