Maj. Gen Robin Rand, USAF legislative liaison, told the Daily Report Tuesday before a speech, that the Air Force has been very successful in explaining its planned reapportionment of F-22s around the country. Members of Congress “understand it, and understand the need for it” he said, noting that he’s had no complaints that USAF has been pursuing a “backdoor BRAC.” Back in July, the Air Force leadership announced the consolidation of the F-22 fleet, under which Holloman AFB, N.M., would lose its two F-22 squadrons, one going to Tyndall AFB, Fla., already home to Raptor training, with the second squadron divvied up between Raptor units at JB Elmendorf, Alaska, and JB Langley, Va., as well as Nellis AFB, Nev. Rand spoke as part of the Air Force Association-sponsored Air Force Breakfast Series. (For coverage of Rand’s speech, read Air Force Hit Parade and Declining Experience.)
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.