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Eyeing the storm: Air Force’s ‘Hurricane Hunters’ are busier than ever

With an aging fleet of aircraft facing formidable storms, the Air Force's Hurricane Hunters are figuring out how to weather the future.

By Courtney Mabeus-Brown

20 months ago

A U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider gunship aircraft assigned to the 1st Special Operations Wing in Hurlburt Field, Florida, is parked after temporarily relocating to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, during Hurricane Ian, Sept. 28, 2022. (Hannah Carranza/Air Force)

Pentagon quietly downsizes US Special Operations fleet of gunships

SOCOM tucked mentions of the change into its fiscal 2023 budget request.

By Rachel S. Cohen

3 years ago

Lawmakers fight Trump’s border wall cash grab from DoD

Lawmakers are taking new action in response to the Trump administration’s move to shift $3.8 billion from military programs toward the border wall.

By Joe Gould

6 years ago

Pentagon seeks to cut F-35s, other equipment to pay for Trump’s border wall

The department would reprogram $3.8 billion in fiscal year 2020 funds, largely from procurement accounts.

By Aaron Mehta, Valerie Insinna, David B. Larter and Joe Gould

6 years ago

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