Fiscal 2008 U.S. Department of Defense Budget Released

Posted at: Mon Feb 5th, 2007

President George W. Bush today sent to Congress his defense budget for fiscal 2008. The budget requests $481.4 billion in discretionary authority for the Department of Defense base budget, an 11.3 percent increase over the projected enacted level for fiscal 2007, for real growth of 8.6 percent; and...

'Top Gun' instructor helps with Raptor integration

Posted at: Mon Feb 5th, 2007

NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNEWS) -- What do you say when the Air Force chief of staff asks you to be the first F-22 pilot for the Navy? In Navy Lt. Cmdr. Michael Wosje's case, it was, "How could I refuse?" In a program that lets Navy pilots jump ship to train and ...