The Pentagon is issuing Program Budget Decisions based on the final decisions of the Quadrennial Defense Review, which officials expect to go to the printer on Jan. 7. It’s not pretty for the Air Force rank and file or some prized weapon systems. As we reported Friday, USAF will shed some 40,000 personnel over the course of the next five years. Most of the cuts will come up front. Faced with a five-year budget cut of $15 billion (out of $43 billion across all services), senior Air Force leaders say they logically had to turn to both personnel and procurement accounts. They say they could not axe readiness and have no more choice on cutting infrastructure, following the 2005 BRAC decisions. USAF officials plan to announce organizational changes next week, outlining how a restructured, 11 percent smaller Air Force will function.
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.