Austin acknowledged that recruiting is a focus area. The move brings sexual assault and harassment reporting under one roof. Veterans are slightly less likely than other GOP candidates to embrace the election conspiracies, but many still hold those views. The field includes 130 non-incumbent candidates and 17 women veterans on the ballot this year. Defense firms are grappling with the economic fallout from the pandemic, but small businesses say their pain is acute. After some delays, the Army will field two versions next year with a refined third version by 2025. After some delays, the Army will field two versions next year with a refined third version by 2025. Air Combat Command head Gen. Mark Kelly said the 2018 Air Force We Need study, which called for 62 fighter squadrons, was on the money. Space Force officials are also trying to bake personalization and flexibility into the assignment process. “It does have strategic implications, but I think that’s all to the positive,” Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Jim Slife said. Load More