Senate panel OKs plans for $852 billion in defense spending next yearThe Senate defense budget plan would give a boost of more than 2% to base military funding next year, more than the White House asked for. By Leo Shane III7 weeks ago
Images show shredded KC-46 boom that led to emergency landingPhotographs that leaked online showed extensive damage to the KC-46's refueling boom, with its metal ripped and twisted and a chain hanging down.By Stephen Losey2 months ago
McConnell-based KC-46 completes around-the-world flight in 45 hoursA KC-46A tanker from McConnell AFB completed a record round-the-globe sortie in 45 hours, a mission that saw multiple aerial refuelings — and a birthday.By Courtney Mabeus-Brown14 months ago
Senate votes to keep US troops in Syria amid Iran-backed attacksThe Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria amid dozens of attacks from Iran-backed proxies in the war-torn country.By Bryant Harris22 months ago
Senators rally to boost defense spending, with $1 billion for TaiwanA bipartisan group of senators seeks to boost defense spending beyond the debt ceiling cap amid resistance from House Republicans.By Bryant Harris and Leo Shane III2 years ago
Joint chiefs vacancies loom amid Tuberville’s Senate standoffSen. Tommy Tuberville's blanket hold on military confirmations could create as many as five joint chiefs vacancies. Here's what happens next.By Bryant Harris, Stephen Losey and Megan Eckstein2 years ago
