The Senate followed the House in overwhelmingly endorsing a new GI bill aimed specifically at post-9/11 veterans. The New GI Bill for the 21st Century (S. 22), introduced by Sen. James Webb (D-Va.), found solid bipartisan support in both Houses of Congress, but President Bush has threatened a veto largely because it is contained within the war emergency supplemental spending bill. Republican Presidential-hopeful Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) has called the new GI bill too generous since it extends the same benefits to veterans who have served three years and those who stay longer. In a May 22 statement, Webb declared: “There are no politics here. This is about taking care of the people who have taken care of us.”
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…