WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense released the following testimony by Chief of Air Force Reserve John P. Healy from a hearing dated April 30, 2024, entitled "Fiscal Year 2025 Request for the National Guard and Reserves Forces": * * * The Air Force Reserve is a combat-ready force, with a Fiscal Year 2024 (FY 2024) authorized end strength of 69,600 Reserve Airmen, stationed throughout the United States. As a cost-efficient and mission-effective force, the Air  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Ashley Richards, 88th Air Base Wing Public Affairs After several months of preparation, the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Chaplain Corps and USO Center inaugurated a new space for Airmen to strengthen their spiritual readiness and resilience. The May 1 ribbon-cutting ceremony commemorated the grand opening of the new chaplain's office at the USO. "For the past six months,   more