The Air Force has reversed its decision to cut special pays. Now it believes it can avert “any financial losses to our airmen,” because of revised budget estimates and reductions in the numbers of airmen eligible for the special duty assignment pay, says Lt. Col. Ken Sersun, deputy chief of force management at the Pentagon, in a Sept. 19 release.
China thinks it will be able to invade Taiwan by 2027 and has developed a technology edge in many key areas—but it is artificial intelligence that may be the decisive factor should conflict erupt, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.