Congress approved the Fiscal 2006 military construction spending bill on Nov. 18, sending the $ 6.2 billion measure to the President for signature. The legislation includes $1.5 billion for implementation of the 2005 BRAC decision
Air Force Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost—a trailblazer and one of the first 10 women to reach a four-star rank across the U.S. military—retired and passed control of U.S. Transportation Command to Air Force Gen. Randall Reed on Oct. 4, finishing an eventful tenure at TRANSCOM.