Halfway There, Almost: Air Force officials say the service is close to the halfway point in its effort to privatize 75 percent of the service’s housing inventory. The Defense Department privatization effort got Congressional approval 10 years ago, but USAF began to use the privatization initiative to improve its base family housing about six years ago.
Pentagon Task Force, FAA to Test Counter-Drone Laser
March 7, 2026
The Pentagon’s counter-drone task force announced it would conduct a high-energy laser test with the Federal Aviation Administration less than a month after the use of a military counter-drone laser on the southwest border prompted the FAA to shut down the airspace over El Paso, Texas.