May 7, 2021 Roth, Brown, Raymond present Air, Space Forces priorities to Congress Appearing alongside Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Roth told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense that the Air and Space Forces continue to recalibrate their practices, personnel and policies to address “peer
May 5, 2021 Scobee testifies before House Appropriations Committee Reserve Component and Congressional members discussed specific Reserve missions, modernization, mental health, diversity and the fiscal 2022 budget. In addition, Scobee touted the many accomplishments of Reserve Citizen Airmen in a year marked by challenges.
March 9, 2020 Reserve Chief Testifies Before House and Senate In back to back hearings, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense March 2-3.
Feb. 21, 2020 Barrett outlines Air Force budget priorities, strategies for working with other services Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett united Feb. 21 with secretaries from the other military services, pledging to work closely to fulfill the mandates of the National Defense Strategy as well as advancing new, capabilities for warfighting, joint operations and ensuring superiority in
Feb. 10, 2020 Air Force’s proposed $169 billion budget focuses on ‘great power competition,’ readiness, establishing Space Force The spending plan for fiscal year 2021 carries a $900 million increase from the previous year. But unlike 2020, funding for 2021 is apportioned differently, with $153.6 billion directed to the Air Force and $15.4 billion for the Space Force.
March 26, 2019 National Defense Strategy is ‘Undisputed Driver’ in Budget Request, Shanahan Says The National Defense Strategy is the undisputed driver of the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget request for the Defense Department, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said on Capitol Hill.
Sept. 21, 2018 CAFR discusses Reserve priorities during AFA The new Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander, Air Force Reserve Command made his first official appearance this week at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland.
Sept. 19, 2018 The Air Force we need The Force We Need study provides the initial response the Air Force owes to Congress. In posture hearings in Spring 2018, the Air Force stated it would deliver a preliminary answer on the required force structure based on the new National Defense Strategy (NDS) by the end of August. This Air
Aug. 13, 2018 President Signs Fiscal 2019 Defense Authorization Act at Fort Drum Ceremony The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act provides $700 billion to the Defense Department and paves the way for the most significant investment in the U.S. military and its warfighters in modern history, President Donald J. Trump said.
Aug. 9, 2018 Defense Audit Provides Improved Accounting for Spending, Inventories The Defense Department audit that is underway will allow leaders in the White House, the Pentagon and Congress to find better ways to account for taxpayers’ dollars, DoD’s chief financial officer said.