Working With Hill Key To ‘Accelerating Change:’ CSAF Brown

Working With Hill Key To ‘Accelerating Change:’ CSAF Brown
Working With Hill Key To ‘Accelerating Change:’ CSAF Brown

“It may not get to exactly what I want, but it’ll be better than to get nothing that I want,” Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown says of his recent talks with Congress about the service’s budget plans.

Ray Wants ARRW ‘Soonest’ For B-52, B-1

Ray Wants ARRW ‘Soonest’ For B-52, B-1
Ray Wants ARRW ‘Soonest’ For B-52, B-1

Combatant Commanders for European Command and Indo-Pacific Command see bombers with hypersonic capabilities as “incredibly, incredibly valuable,” says Gen. Timothy Ray.

Esper Signals Importance Of All Domain & ABMS At AFA

Esper Signals Importance Of All Domain & ABMS At AFA
Esper Signals Importance Of All Domain & ABMS At AFA

The verbal pat on the back by the Defense Secretary at the biggest Air Force event of the year signals the program’s high priority for DoD writ large.

Budget Battle Could Delay Carrier Refueling, Limit Deployments

Budget Battle Could Delay Carrier Refueling, Limit Deployments
Budget Battle Could Delay Carrier Refueling, Limit Deployments

If Congress fails to pass the 2020 budget, the Navy will have to delay necessary repairs on two nuclear-powered carriers, further stretching the fleet at a critical time.

Navy Wary of Growing Costs While It Ramps Up Ops

Navy Wary of Growing Costs While It Ramps Up Ops
Navy Wary of Growing Costs While It Ramps Up Ops

The Navy is adding more ships as quickly as possible, even as it grapples with how it’s going to pay the costs to keep them afloat once it gets them, a top officer said.

CNO: USS Lincoln Persian Gulf Trip No Surprise — ‘Planned For Some Time’

CNO: USS Lincoln Persian Gulf Trip No Surprise — ‘Planned For Some Time’
CNO: USS Lincoln Persian Gulf Trip No Surprise — ‘Planned For Some Time’

CNO John Richardson said Monday that, essentially, the Persian Gulf deployment was business as usual. “The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group was planned to deploy for some time now,” he told the SeaAirSpace conference.

New 2nd Fleet To Confront Russia From Day One

New 2nd Fleet To Confront Russia From Day One
New 2nd Fleet To Confront Russia From Day One

The Navy has created a new fleet, and is sending it straight into the Baltic Sea to test new ways of doing business.

Allies Diplomatic Note To Moscow: 2 Carriers, 7 Ships, 1 Ambassador

Allies Diplomatic Note To Moscow: 2 Carriers, 7 Ships, 1 Ambassador
Allies Diplomatic Note To Moscow: 2 Carriers, 7 Ships, 1 Ambassador

While two carriers attracting most of the attention, a smaller US footprint is being established between the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, where Russia — and Turkey — are raising concerns.