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Kendall’s Top Seven Priorities to Cope With Peer Adversaries Include Two New Aircraft
Dec. 9, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s top seven priorities are oriented toward giving the Air Force rapidly deployable capabilities relative to China and Russia, putting greater attention on previously “unfocused” technology development...
Unless Exempted, Vax Refusers Will Be Discharged
Airmen and Guardians who are denied a medical, religious, or administrative exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement will have five days to start the vaccination process, file an appeal, or request to separate or retire, according to a new Department of the Air...
Austin Warns of Yearlong CR as China Invests Heavily in Military Technology
By Abraham Mahshie Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III outlined Dec. 4 the vital importance of U.S. defense investment keeping pace with that of China before issuing a statement warning that such competition would suffer “irreparable” damage if Congress opts for a...
Congress Passes Continuing Resolution to Fund the Government Through Feb. 18
By Greg Hadley Congress passed a continuing resolution shortly before 9:30 p.m. Dec. 2 to keep the government funded through Feb. 18, capping a hectic day on Capitol Hill. The deal to keep the government open didn’t come together until the morning of Dec. 2, when...
23,000 Airmen and Guardians Unvaccinated as Deadline for Guard and Reserve Passes
By Greg Hadley More than 20,000 Airmen and Guardians across the Total Force remained unvaccinated against COVID-19 as the deadline for the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve passed Dec. 2. Out of more than 500,000 Total Force members, 95.3 percent were at least...
2022 NDAA Hits More Hurdles in Senate as Continuing Resolution Deadline Looms
By Greg Hadley Back from a Thanksgiving week recess, the push to pass the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act hit another snag Nov. 29, as the Senate voted against ending debate on its version of the bill. At the same time, Congress is staring down a Dec. 3...
Lawmakers Warn Time is Running Short to Get 2022 NDAA Passed
With less than two months left in 2021, lawmakers are warning that time is growing short for Congress to sort through the procedural hurdles necessary to get the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act signed into law. The NDAA is typically considered “must-pass”...
Alternate Fighter Plan: Cut F-15EX, Extend F-22, Buy New Stealth Jets, More F-35s
By John A. Tirpak The Air Force’s “4+1” fighter plan for the 2020s, unveiled in recent months, will leave the service with a fleet that’s too small and improperly configured to deal with peer threats. What’s needed is a plan that emphasizes stealth aircraft; rapidly...
With One Week to Go, Thousands of Airmen, Guardians Set to Miss COVID Vaccine Deadline
By Greg Hadley With a week to go until the Department of the Air Force’s Nov. 2 deadline for Active-duty Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, nearly 95 percent of Active-duty Air Force and Space Force members are vaccinated, according to the...
Deploying Guardsmen Must Get COVID Shots Sooner
Army Guard soldiers who will be mobilized on federal orders must get a COVID-19 vaccine ahead of a June 30 deadline for other members of the force. A policy memo obtained by Military.com states that Army Guardsmen will need to be vaccinated ahead of the Dec. 15...
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