Collaboration in planning among the combatant commands produces better outcomes on challenging problems than if done independently, Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh said.
Air Force Gen. Randall Reed, U.S. Transportation Command commander, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that Transcom wants to buy up to 10 additional shipping vessels to bolster America’s Ready Reserve Force fleet.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth hosted British Defense Secretary John Healey for a bilateral engagement at the Pentagon, where they discussed the increased role that Britain and other NATO countries are taking toward securing peace in Ukraine.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth discussed security at the southern border and how the Defense Department is handling the threat of a potential future conflict with China.
The Air Force’s fundamental role is to secure dominance in the skies, a mission that grows more urgent as adversaries like China unveil advanced stealth platforms.
Air Force leaders spoke at the 2025 Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., discussing the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Iran’s missile attacks on Israel last year and a need for new U.S. military capabilities.
The Space Force will achieve space superiority through “space control,” the service’s newest core function, the chief of space operations said during the Air and Space Forces Association Warfare Symposium.
The Defense Department and a team of interagency partners led by the FBI engaged in an iteration of the Prominent Hunt exercise to validate the team’s ability to gather evidence to support presidential decision-making during a nuclear attack scenario.
