In South Carolina near Shaw Air Force Base, local officials want to protect the air base from potential encroachment, so they formed the Shaw Protection Committee, reports Associated Press news service. They do not believe that BRAC 2005 was the last of the base closure rounds.
Air Force senior statesmen explained the reasons they jointly sent a letter to Congress urging restoration of the E-7 Wedgetail and more F-35s to the fiscal 2026 defense budget.