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U.S. Africa Command has sent Congress a list of $397 million in unfunded priorities, citing the need to establish a "persistent presence" in Somalia to counter violent extremist organizations, "assure freedom of navigation through the Bab al Mandab sea-lane and monitor the expanding Chinese presence in Djibouti," according to documents obtained by Inside Defense.

Airmen and guardians who fall short have a year to get fitter without punishment.

More than 8,000 NATO aviators have earned their wings in Wichita Falls, Texas, since the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program began in 1981.

The incident marked the first time that an unsafe interaction with Russian aircraft caused a U.S. drone to crash.

“We need to be able to use a scalpel and not a meat ax,” said Harlan Ullman, the defense consultant credited with coining "shock and awe."

Rachel Cohen joined Air Force Times as senior reporter in March 2021. Her work has appeared in Air Force Magazine, Inside Defense, Inside Health Policy, the Frederick News-Post (Md.), the Washington Post, and others.

The picture was taken a day before the massive balloon was shot down.

Congress has placed massive orders for weapons and equipment amid war in Ukraine and fears of aggression from other U.S. rivals, intensifying pressure on the defense industry to meet those orders.

War in Ukraine and China's military buildup in 2022 prompted Congress to authorize massive increase in spending on weapons and ammunition.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., warned the Pentagon last Friday that he would block all civilian Defense Department nominations if it implemented a recently announced policy for funding travel for its employees’ abortions.