News that the US killed Iranian Quds Force commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani in a targeted strike early Jan. 3 reverberated across Capitol Hill, as lawmakers acknowledged the threat one of Iran’s top military officials posed to American assets but were publicly cautious about the possible ...
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Congressional authorizers want to restrict Air Force funding until the service provides more information on its effort to replace the B-52’s engines. But the joint fiscal 2020 defense policy bill would withhold 25 percent of the Air Force’s total 2020 money until USAF Secretary Barbara ...
The Senate on Dec. 17 approved the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86-8, sending the bill to the White House where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it into law. Also on Dec. 17, the House approved a $1.4 ...
The House Committee on Oversight and Reform is investigating the Air Force for C-17 crews’ use of per diem funds to stay at Trump’s luxury Turnberry resort, about 50 miles outside of Glasgow, Scotland, after stopping for fuel at the...
A B-2 drops a B61 Joint Test Assembly on Aug 24, 2015. Air Force Global Strike Command photo. President Donald Trump on Oct. 16 said the US is “confident” in the safety of B61 nuclear weapons based at Incirlik AB,...
