The quickly spreading wildfire that jumped from Idaho to Nevada Sunday also reportedly threatened to spread onto the pilot training range used by Mountain Home AFB, Idaho. Several fires raging throughout Idaho, at last report, had consumed some 770,000 acres. Mountain Home firefighters had battled other lightning-induced wildfires earlier this month.
New Budget Deal Could Cost USAF Up to $14 Billion
March 12, 2025
The Air Force would suffer the loss of billions of dollars of buying power under a yearlong Continuing Resolution, only somewhat mitigated by proposals that would allow it to pursue new starts, Lt. Gen. Adrian Spain, deputy chief of staff for operations, told the readiness subcommittee of the Senate Armed…