The Senate on June 4 approved the nomination of Maj. Gen. Charles Stenner to receive a third star and take over as Chief of Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command. According to an AFRC release, Stenner, who has been assistant deputy chief of staff for strategic plans and programs since July 2006, will formally assume his new posts during a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 24. He succeeds Lt. Gen. John Bradley, who is retiring. The Pentagon announced Stenner’s nomination in April.
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.