A bipartisan group of Senators—led by Democrat Kent Conrad of North Dakota—sent a letter Wednesday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, reminding him that the Nuclear Posture Review set the year 2020 as the earliest the nation should consider giving up its fleet of 500 Minuteman III ICBMs. This is just in case the Rumsfeld Quadrennial Defense Review crowd casts a budget trimming eye in that direction under what the Senate ICBM Coalition calls “the rubric of ‘tailorable deterrence.’ ” The Senators express concern that the Pentagon may be “setting us on a dangerous road to dismantling the nuclear triad.”

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgA new Congressional Research Service brief—“Air Force Aerial Refueling”—says that with the...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgIt’s been four years since then-private citizen Donald Rumsfeld chaired the blue...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgFinger pointing was the order of the day on Capitol Hill Wednesday,...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Senate Judiciary Committee had as its star witness Rep. Curt Weldon...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Air Force said that 1st Lt. Sarah Small, 25, of Herndon,...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgVeterans’ medical care got a big budget boost, thanks to a unanimous...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgStop—No Travel to Texas Navy Sites or Keesler: The Air Force has...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgTo prepare for the arrival of Hurricane Rita, the Air Force is...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgSpeaking at a luncheon for the National Defense Industrial Association Wednesday, Kenneth...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgResponding to questions after his speech, Krieg said he welcomes a Congressional...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgHunter and Skelton announced leaders of the panel that will conduct the...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe Missile Defense Agency and Boeing installed the ninth Ground Based Midcourse...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgMarine Corps Maj. Gen. Timothy F. Ghormley, commander of the Combined Joint...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgIn a move that might restart enthusiasm for the planned United Launch...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgObviously the “never-give-up-our-nukes” declaration of the Iranian President convinced the European Union,...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe tech heads with the Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at Wright-Patterson...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgSeek Help Closer: The Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs last week approved...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgThe American University’s School of Public Affairs released its “Best Places to...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgSen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) got part of his Military Family Bill of...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgAt Pease ANGB, N.H., Rep. John Boozman (R-Ark.) on Sept. 19 guided...

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.orgSeptember 21, 2005 Sortie Type OIF OEF OIF/OEF Total ISR 9 8...