The military under the Trump administration will see new competition targeting the F-35 as a push to ?reduce costs. President-elect Donald Trump, in a combative first press conference since he was elected, said he has gotten to know the “fantastic” admirals and generals involved in the F-35 program. “We’re going to do some big things on the F-35 program, and perhaps the F-18 program,” he said. “And we’re going to get those costs way down and we’re going to get the plane to be even better. And we’re going to have some competition and it’s going to be a beautiful thing.” Much like Trump’s tweet targeting F-35 costs late last year, his comments sparked drop in Lockheed Martin stock, which began to recover Wednesday afternoon.
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.