The time it takes to get a badly wounded servicemember in Afghanistan to a hospital for treatment has decreased significantly in the past year. USA Today reported Wednesday that the time has been slashed from 100 minutes to just 42 minutes, and 96 percent of those wounded now survive their wounds, citing official military data and officials. However, according to the newspaper, military officials are still determining the exact correlation between faster patient delivery and survival, since they regard wound severity and not travel time as the most critical factor.
House, Senate Unveil Competing Proposals for 2026 Budget
July 11, 2025
Lawmakers from the House and Senate laid out competing versions of the annual defense policy bill on July 11, with vastly different potential outcomes for some of the Air Force’s most embattled programs.