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DOD Revises COVID-19 Guidelines for Travel, Masks, and More

Aug. 8, 2022

The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness revised the Defense Department’s COVID-19 guidelines. The new rules clarify what’s meant by being “up to date” on vaccinations and when personnel must wear masks in vehicles, among other changes.

Time Is Already Running Short for Congress to Pass 2023 NDAA, Spending Bills

Aug. 8, 2022

More than seven weeks still remain until the 2023 fiscal year begins on Oct. 1, but observers of Congress are already warning that time is running out for lawmakers to pass the annual National Defense Authorization Act and appropriations bill that will fund the Pentagon before that deadline. Should Congress…

Ukraine Could Get Western Fighters, Pentagon Official Says—‘Down the Road’

Aug. 8, 2022

The Pentagon announced its latest drawdown package for Ukraine, valued at $1 billion and mainly comprising munitions for key systems. But any decision on whether to provide the Ukrainian Air Force with Western combat jets is still to be made, a key Defense Department official told reporters—and it could potentially…

Report: Some of DOD’s GPS Alternatives Lack Complete Business Cases

Aug. 7, 2022

The Navy should complete the business cases for its proposed alternatives to GPS navigation so that Congress can properly oversee and fund the programs, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office. The Air Force’s business-case documents for its Resilient-Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (R-EGI), on the other…

‘Sole Purpose‘ Policy Didn’t Make It Into Nuclear Posture Review, but Biden Wants It in the Future

Aug. 5, 2022

President Joe Biden still hopes to shift to a “sole purpose” policy for nuclear weapons in the future, even as his administration’s new Nuclear Posture Review preserves the U.S.’s longstanding policy of “flexible deterrence,” a top Pentagon official said. Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Colin Kahl, speaking at a side…

Mildenhall KC-135 Crews’ Unique Rapport: ‘I Don’t Know That I Could Choose Another Airplane’

Aug. 5, 2022

RAF MILDENHALL, U.K—The ops tempo has increased as of late, but after every sortie, the pilots, co-pilots, and boom operators flying the KC-135s of the 100th Air Refueling Wing still gather for a debrief. And in those sessions, the Airmen develop a bond they feel is special to those who…

PACAF Ponders Inter-Pacific Academy for NCOs as Partner Recruitment Lags

Aug. 5, 2022

When top Air Force leaders graced the stage at a senior noncommissioned officers' summit to urge attendees from 65 nations to collaborate with the United States, one region was noticeably underrepresented: the Indo-Pacific. Of the 39 partner nations that Pacific Air Forces identifies in the Indo-Pacific region, only eight were…

Air Force Pilot Program Centralizes Resources for Sexual Assault, Harassment Survivors

Aug. 4, 2022

The Department of the Air Force launched a new pilot program Aug. 1 that will centralize resources for survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, domestic abuse, and other forms of “interpersonal violence.” The Integrated Response Co-Location Pilot program is being tested at seven locations across the DAF to evaluate the…

GE, Pratt & Whitney Publicly Pitch F-35 Engine Plans as Decision Looms

Aug. 4, 2022

Meeting with reporters, industry leaders, and military officials from across the world at the Farnborough International Airshow, engine-makers Pratt & Whitney and GE Aviation laid out their competing visions for the future of F-35 propulsion. While executives from both companies agreed that the fifth-gen fighter’s engine program needs a change,…

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