At another Capitol Hill hearing later on Wednesday, Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, head of US Strategic Command, acknowledged that the 2007 defense budget called for cutting the Minuteman force from 500 to 450, however, he added that the number of warheads would stay the same. That answers some of the mail, but there are lawmakers waiting to hear whether it will be their state that takes the hit.
HASC Leaders Will Block Extra F-35s from Fiscal 2022 Budget
April 22, 2021
House Armed Services leaders say they'll move to block adding more F-35s than requested in the fiscal 2022 budget, in hopes of letting the overtaxed sustainment system for the fighter "catch up" to the fleet already in place. Without action on sustainment costs, the Air Force would only be able…