Senate Appropriations Bill Would Cut End Strength

By Jennifer Hlad
The Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee approved its version of the defense appropriations bill on Tuesday, which recommends more than 450 budget cuts worth $15.1 billion. The bill uses that money to pay for unfunded requirements, instead of using overseas contingency...

Report: OCO Uncertainty is Dangerous

By Jennifer Hlad
Relying on overseas contingency operations funds creates uncertainty that could harm US national security, and President Obama and the next President should work on a plan to gradually eliminate OCO funding starting next year, according to a new report from...

B-52s Participate in Eager Lion

Air Force B-52s on Tuesday flew close air support training as part of a large-scale, bilateral exercise with Jordan. Exercise Eager Lion 2016, which began May 15 and ended Tuesday, included 6,000 US and Jordanian troops training on scenarios such...

Training With the Upgraded B-52

The 96th Bomb Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La., last week became the first operational B-52 squadron to train with the upgraded aircraft. The Military Standard 1760 Internal Weapons Bay Upgrade allows the B-52 to carry significantly more Joint Direct Attack...

Gorenc Retiring

By John A. Tirpak
Gen. Frank Gorenc, head of US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and Allied Air Command, will retire in July after 37 years of commissioned service, Air Force officials said. A successor will be named soon. Gorenc has held the...

The Cyber Push

Lawmakers from Maryland are supporting efforts to make Cyber Command a unified combatant command, in hopes that it will bring more jobs and “prestige” to their state, the Baltimore Sun reported. The measure is included in the House Armed Services...