The Air Force says this reorganization is needed to prepare it for a fight against China, but lawmakers say they need to hear more about these plans. Indo-Pacific Command says it faces an $11 billion funding gap for regional military construction, space programs, munitions and Guam missile defenses. Defense hawks are criticizing the $895 defense spending cap for FY25 under the debt ceiling deal, but it's unclear Congress has the will to undo it. Locking in on the same drone year after year may not make sense amid rapidly changing circumstances, he said. “Dear, what is shown on the screens in the special room?? It is very interesting,” the correspondent allegedly asked in March 2022. David Franklin Slater, who authorities say retired as an Army lieutenant colonel, was assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base. Teixeira's plea agreement with prosecutors calls for a prison sentence between 11 and nearly 17 years. A plea hearing is set for March 4 in Boston’s federal courthouse. Lawmakers kicked FY24 defense funding further down the road, raising fears at the Pentagon that congressional inaction may soon result in a 1% sequester. The Navy, for example, would have $26 billion in the wrong places, and would need Congress to approve $13 billion in formal reprogrammings. Load More