Wednesday’s entry, Planning for the Worst, incorrectly identified the AFA chapter that sponsored Maj. Gen. Edward Bolton’s talk on Air Force budget issues at AFA’s national headquarters in Arlington, Va. AFA’s Nation’s Capital Chapter sponsored the event. We’ve corrected the entry.
The U.S. began extensive air and artillery strikes against Islamic State group targets in Syria on Dec. 19 in retaliation for the killing of three Americans on Dec. 13 by a gunman affiliated with ISIS, U.S. officials said.

