A child rides a mechanical bull during an event hosted by the Altus Chamber of Commerce’s Committee of 100 at the Jackson County Expo Center in Altus, Oklahoma April 24. Airmen and families had the opportunity to meet Committee of 100 members, eat dinner and enjoy obstacle courses, bounce houses, flight simulators and the mechanical bull.
Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kari Degraffenreed
The House Armed Services Committee will mark up legislation this morning that would provide DOD an additional $150 billion for the current fiscal year, along with enacting most of President Trump’s domestic policy agenda. The DOD funding section of the bill includes:...
Navy Secretary John Phelan has rescinded a Biden-era plan to address climate change, as Breaking Defense reported. “Today, I’m focusing on warfighters first and I’m rescinding the Biden administration’s climate action program,” he said last week in a video posted to...
House leaders are shaping a spending and policy bill that will include a $150 billion boost in defense spending, matching a hike the Senate included in its version of the reconciliation package, according to Politico. The reconciliation package is the vehicle to pass...
The Army may look to privatize more buildings as it deals with aging infrastructure, much of it in poor condition, Military.com reported. “We’re looking at expansion writ large,” David Dentino, deputy assistant Army secretary for installations, housing and...
Nebraska Base Hosts Students for ‘Open Hangar’ Career Fair At its second annual Open Hangar career fair, the Nebraska Air National Guard’s 55th Air Refueling Wing hosted over 300 local high school students, introducing them to potential career paths, according to a...
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) said Wednesday he has faith in Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth but that “one of the things [Hegseth] has lacked in the...
The Army has exceeded its retention goal for fiscal year 2025, Military Times reported. The Army said it had reenlisted 15,600 soldiers, above its...
Guard Base in Maryland Develops 3D Printer for Concrete VoxelMatters reported that the 175th Civil Engineer Squadron at Martin State Air National...
Govs. Jared Polis (D-Col.) and Kevin Stitt (R-Okla.), the leaders of the National Governors Association, reinforced bipartisan opposition Tuesday to...
The Air Force seems to be considering five sites in three states as it plans for construction of over-the-horizon radars to modernize NORAD’s...
Leonard Wood Hosts Night at the Museum Event for Military Kids Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri recently held a museum lock-in, hosting local sixth-...
House Armed Services Committee member Don Bacon (R-Neb.) Monday became the first congressional Republican to encourage the White House to fire...
Two House Armed Services Committee members have introduced a bill that would make it illegal for civilians to capture drone footage of national...
The Army has hit 85% of its recruitment goal with more than five months to go in the fiscal year. Military.com reported that by last week, the Army...
Today is the deadline for soldiers who want to reenlist and receive the associated such as bonuses and preferred assignments, Military.com reported....