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Wittman Calls for $753B Defense Budget As Dems Seek Cuts to Defense
By John A. Tirpak and Amy McCullough The fiscal 2022 Pentagon budget should be $753 billion, $38 more than the Biden administration's proposal of $715 billion, said Rep. Rob Wittman (R-Virginia), ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection...
CSAF: F-22 Not in USAF’s Long-Term Plan
By John A. Tirpak Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. wants to neck down the Air Force's fighter inventory from seven fleets to four, and the F-22 is not on his short list. The extant seven-fleet mix of fighters will need to be reduced to “four, … plus...
Guardsmen Can Now Use Both Tuition Assistance and GI Bill
Members of the National Guard and Reserves may now concurrently use federal tuition assistance and their GI Bill benefits to fund their education, similar to active-component service members.
NGAUS Applauds Action to Close Benefits Gap Between Deployed Active, Guard Troops
WASHINGTON (Jan. 6, 2020) — Deployed National Guardsmen and Reservists now have benefits parity with their active-component counterparts thanks to a bipartisan effort in Congress. The fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes language that...
Army Wants Electric Combat Vehicles
Army Wants Electric Combat Vehicles Army Futures Command has selected six companies to develop ways to power electric combat vehicles in austere, remote locations, according to Defense News. The effort is part of the Next-Generation Combat Vehicle modernization...
Frank Kendall III Nominated as 26th Secretary of the Air Force
Frank Kendall III Nominated as 26th Secretary of the Air Force By John A. Tirpak The Biden administration nominated Frank Kendall III, who advised Biden on national security and military issues during the presidential campaign, to be the 26th Secretary of the Air...
US Forces to Leave Afghanistan by the 20th Anniversary of 9/11
US Forces to Leave Afghanistan by the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 By Brian W. Everstine U.S. forces will leave Afghanistan by Sept. 11—the 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Biden administration officials said. President Joe Biden...
Pelosi picks DC National Guard chief to lead security in US House
Pelosi picks DC National Guard chief to lead security in US House Military Times Maj. Gen. William Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, was tapped last week to become the House’s first African American sergeant-at-arms as Congress...
Milley Meets with Taliban Representatives as Fragile Negotiations Continue
Milley Meets with Taliban Representatives as Fragile Negotiations Continue By Brian W. Everstine Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley met with Taliban negotiators on Dec. 15, before moving on to Afghanistan to speak with local leaders regarding...
Who will get a COVID-19 vaccine first?
Who will get a COVID-19 vaccine first? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine. We have a limited amount of this vaccine to start. We’ve worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal...
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