Air Force Magazine
Daily Report for Dec. 12, 2019
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Air Force Winners and Losers in the Draft 2020 NDAA
By Rachel S. Cohen
Congressional authorizers are offering the Air Force less money in most areas
than the service asked for in fiscal 2020, but want to put nearly $19 billion
toward aircraft procurement, according to the bipartisan, bicameral defense
policy bill, which passed the House on Dec. 11.
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USAF Posed Biggest Hurdle to Space Force, Lawmaker Says
By Rachel S. Cohen
Many factors combined to slow the creation of an independent armed force for
space before it took off this year: politics, higher legislative priorities,
military officials trying to protect the piece of the pie they already had. But
none proved more challenging than the Air Force, Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.) told
reporters Dec. 11.
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Defense Policy Agreement Keeps Space Acquisition Reforms
By Rachel S. Cohen
Congressional authorizers have agreed to reform how the Pentagon develops and
buys space systems, including adding a counterpart to Air Force acquisition boss
Will Roper.
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Top DOD Officials: US Presence, Airpower Needed to Prevent Islamic State Resurgence
By Brian W. Everstine
The Islamic State group has not completely been pushed out of Syria and without
a sustained US presence, including air surveillance and strike operations, it
will re-emerge within a matter of months, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Gen. Mark Milley said at a Dec. 11 House Armed Services Committee hearing.
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DOD Inspector General is Looking Into Recruit Deaths at Military Training
Recent deaths during initial training across the services is the subject of a
new Defense Department inspector general project, according to a Dec. 4 memo.
What began as an evaluation of medical resources at basic training, announced
Nov. 18, has evolved into a look at medical protocols and their relation to
deaths among basic trainees.
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Pentagon Orders Training Pause for 850 Saudi Troops in US
The Pentagon has paused its training in the US with Saudi nationals until
officials conduct a thorough review. The directive follows a deadly shooting
that killed three sailors and injured eight other people at NAS Pensacola, Fla.,
according to a senior defense official.
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Microsoft and Pentagon to Kick Off JEDI Cloud Prep
Officials from Microsoft and the Defense Department will meet in Washington,
D.C., this week to begin discussion and preparation for the execution of the
Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure contract. The meetings will occur Dec.
11-13, and will include Defense Department Chief Information Officer Dana Deasy,
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella, and a cadre of Microsoft
executives, including Toni Townes-Whitley, Jason Zander, Tom Keane, and Mark
Russinovich.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration from Using Pentagon Funds for Wall
The Dec. 10 ruling by US District Judge David Briones of the US District Court
for the Western District of Texas bars the Trump administration from using $3.6
billion authorized for military construction projects to pay for construction of
the wall.
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Congress Wants More Answers on Cyber Operations and Tools
The National Defense Authorization Act, which was finalized late Dec. 9 by
congressional defense committees, has over 30 cyber-related provisions. Here are
seven oversight items included in the bill.
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Chile Combs Antarctic for Missing Plane with 38 Aboard
Search crews are combing the Antarctic for a Chilean military transport plane
carrying 38 people that vanished en route to a base on the frozen continent and
will tirelessly press ahead as the hunt gains widening international support,
officials said Dec. 10. Gen. Eduardo Mosqueira said Uruguay, Argentina, Brazil,
and the United States each lent planes to the search following the Dec. 9
disappearance.
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University of Phoenix Agrees to Cancel $141 Million in Student Loan Debt
The deal, announced Dec. 10, settles a dispute over an ad campaign the
for-profit college unrolled in 2012. It's the nation's largest recipient of GI
Bill tuition benefits for military veterans. Under the settlement, the
University of Phoenix and Apollo will cancel all remaining debt for students who
first enrolled between Oct. 1, 2012, and the end of 2016.
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One More Thing...
DOD in Photos: 2019
The men and women of the US military who train and conduct operations around the
world are also family members, friends, and neighbors with a range of interests.
Get a glimpse into their lives and their work as we turn to military
photographers for a chronicle of the year.
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