Lt. Gen. Roger Brady, USAF’s top personnel officer, told attendees Tuesday at AFA’s Air & Space Conference in Washington that “there is no rear area of the battlefield today—we are all there.” To better prepare airmen for deployment to the battlefield, he said, all airmen now are being trained to carry, use, and maintain a gun, at all times. “Helping people stay alive is an important quality of life,” said Brady. The Air Force has extended basic military training for new recruits from 6.5 weeks to 8.5 weeks. And, before airmen deploy, they must go through a minimum of 19 hours of pre-deployment combat skills training.
Boeing Claims Progress on T-7 and Other Challenged Programs
April 25, 2025
Boeing appears to have become to overcome the problems that led to billions in losses on fixed-price defense contracts in recent years, point the company back toward profitabily, says Boeing president and CEO Kelly Ortberg.