Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of April 30, 2024. The window to apply to become an Air Force warrant officer in cyber or IT runs through May 31, the service said Thursday. House lawmakers are moving ahead with plans to increase junior enlisted pay and military housing stipends, but the idea could face opposition in the Senate The Pentagon has been out of money to refill stocks sent to Ukraine since the start of this year, threatening a crisis on the front lines. The Air Force’s fleet is already less than one-fifth of its size at its 1956 peak, when it had 26,104 aircraft. American and Filipino forces launched their largest combat exercises in years Monday in a show of allied firepower that has alarmed Beijing. The Air National Guard has delayed personnel changes in Alaska that could have threatened national security and civilian rescue missions. Gunston Hall returned to the states after taking part in NATO's biggest exercise in decades. Staffing changes in the Alaska Air National Guard may hurt the organization's ability to secure America's western airspace and carry out rescue operations. A group of Senate Democrats wants quicker action from VA leaders on solutions to some problematic toxic exposure disability claims. Load More