Among new members of the Defense Policy Board is retired Gen. Larry Welch, Air Force Chief of Staff from 1986 to 1990. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Friday announced Welch and 10 other new members: Stephen Biddle, senior fellow for defense policy on the Council on Foreign Relations; Richard Danzig, former secretary of the Navy; Robert Gallucci, former assistant secretary of state; Chuck Hagel, former Senator from Nebraska; Robert Kaplan, senior fellow with Center for a New American Security; Andrew Krepinevich, president for Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments; Rudy deLeon, former deputy secretary of defense; John Nagl, president for Center for a New American Security; Sarah Sewall, international affairs teacher at Harvard Kennedy School of Government; Wendy Sherman, former special advisor to President Clinton and policy coordinator on North Korea. Returning members are: John Hamre, chairman; Harold Brown; retired Adm. Vern Clark; J.D. Crouch; Fred Ikle; retired Army Gen. Jack Keane; Henry Kissinger; Dave McCurdy; Frank Miller; William Perry; James Schlesinger; Marin Strmecki; Vin Weber; retired Marine Corps Gen. Pete Pace.
Air Force Changes Rules for Pregnant Aircrew—Again
April 3, 2025
The Air Force is changing its policy for pregnant aircrew, generally reverting to rules set in 2019 that barred female aviators from flying during the first trimester—or from flying in aircraft with ejection seats at all—due to potential risks to the pilot and her unborn fetus.